tigers
of the snow.
one shot
two down.
no more
  Truth
be told.  NO MORE!
words be sold.
enslaved in a rapture of
   vocal oppression.
a rhapsody of
   shrapnel, dirt-kicked faces
on the ground.  misery - 
is the scar
of the dark
sheep on a 
podium.
absolute power corrupts,
absolutely.
far away from
   pleasant sounds
of a pianissimo
   melody, her eyes
cannot - can NOT - CAN NOT
convey
the captive
catastrophe
of a world in crisis.
imagine,
the smoke
   from Pashupatinath temple
rising from
the barrel
       of
an AK47
   rested
on the Royal Throne.
tigers
of the snow.
one shot
two down.
voices separated.
lives un-united.