Prompt from: Stories from the Jukebox

Prompt by: Rick West primalbeet

Prompt #36 : Life During Wartime: Song by Talking Heads

No Significant Loss

A politician strolls 

Down the street

Urgency not 

Evident 

Minding his own business

Minding his own time

Reflecting on incidents and patterns 

Reflecting on the larger picture

Effective routines and lock stepped ways

Molding

Catering 

Delivering 

His thoughts

His ideas

Past the knoll on the right

Where calm protesters gather 

Chanting slogans 

Talking in peaceful tones

Predictable patter 

Open and honest

Urging peace

Urging sanctity

Urging restraint

Urging 

Urging

Strolling on

Strolling on

Past the angry young men

Past the tear gas and rubber bullets

Past the domineering attitudes

Past the weapons and destruction

Night after night

Day after day

The battle wages 

On 

On

Strolling

Strolling

Past the night clubs 

Past the dangerous bars

Where war is waged openly

For the least of provocations

Nightly 

Wildly

Disrespect intended

And delivered

Strolling on

Strolling on

Tired and sore

Tired and alone

Thoughtful concerns

Pass by the wayside

Dreaming sets in 

Vacation time

Money making ideas

Expansion on his terms