Seconds
A Terzareyu For The Vocal "The Haiku of Now" Challenge
Introduction
This is the first challenge entry that I have written since Vocal has fixed my ability to publish. I work during the night and came up with a hybrid poetry form, the terzareyu, a cross between terza rima and Senryū (川柳). Look them up for what the forms are.
Vocal does not specify true haiku form for their challenges, so the first verse or any of the verses would qualify, apart from the final couplet.
The music is "Seconds" by The Human League, which was about the assassination of JFK, so I thought it was appropriate for this terzareyu.
Seconds
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These Times Should Not Be
Where All Now Live In Fear In
The Land Of The Free
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You Commit No Sin
But You Are Now A Target
With A Word From Him
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This Is Time Of Hate
Evil Thugs Have No Skill
Now We Cannot Wait
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They Are Free To Kill
ICE Trolls Don't Need No Reason
The Do What They Will
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Now Restitution
Must Come To The U S A
Time For Good, March On
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Now Is The Time, Now Is The Day
The Evil One Is Forced To Pay
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