Dispossession is increments      a tree      a plot      the river      a continent      a bite      at a time

then a hand grabs the whole      it is gone      they teach it now      little class      little school

an act of theft      dare not call the name      thievery      no not that      opportunity profit put to use

murder lurking beneath smiles      one hand shakes      the other away with the child      bathwater left warm

a memento      a tomb to weep at.