Boston Strong? (Boston Marathon, 2015)

Boston Strong?

What you saw

What you lost

Was seen in

The emptiness of eyes

That had no image

Heard in a voice

That had no words

Adequate to purge

A heart that tried

To contain the agony of a city

                Even Our Fucking City

That could not understand

Tee shirts and slogans have their place

But are not adequate to fill

A void once occupied

Flesh

Bone

Blood

Boston Strong?

Not strong enough

For you

Who stood at the line

On a day when

Our tradition became

Your tragedy