Something Unspeakable - March 6, 2026

Gary Hunter
5 hours ago
1 min read

it doesn’t have to be a war

a world away to feel like

something’s closing in

something invisible and spreading

moving day and night

without boots on the ground

or weapons of any kind

a defenseless danger because

its slow attack is soundless

undetectable

creeping from home to home

as if something in our country

is doing something unspeakable

to itself

the snake is eating its tail

and moving towards the heart

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