The Rift

The wide
canyon-like
rift that divided
humanity
was caused by
strong faith
in gods
and whose is superior.

Fast electric
 guitars, bass, machine-gun barrage drumming 
turns human aggression loose
on the dance floor, helping each other out in the circle-pit
at times,

Full orchestra,
violins, cellos, & horns
quicken our pulses, legions of
lovers cling closer by their sounds
at times,

Butter-smooth
sax, trombone, & piano
heal the hearts of those
wounded in verbal conflicts with others
at times—

Music
seals
the rift
and unites  
all the factions  
in a beautiful
 unspeakable way
religion
alone cannot.

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Dee Allen

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Dee Allen is an African-Italian performance poet based in Oakland, California. He’s been active in creative writing and Spoken Word since the early 1990s, and the author of seven books [“Boneyard”, “Unwritten Law”, “Stormwater” and “Skeletal Black”, all from POOR Press, “Elohi Unitsi” from Conviction 2 Change Publishing and coming in February 2022, “Rusty Gallows” from Vagabond Books and “Plans” from Nomadic Press], with 42 anthology appearances under his figurative belt so far. Dee Allen applies his pen to notebook and responds to current events, long-suppressed historical events, and inscrutable human nature.

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