Faceless

The saddest thing to see

Every day at the stop by the fence

On the edge of the sidewalk

Surrounded by roses and teddy bears

Notes of condolences and pity

In a small auburn frame

Shadowed in summer sunsets

And smoke from the grill

With no one to mourn

But everyone to turn their heads

And pretend they care

Glass keeping my fingers

Millimeters from the picture

"This is what will happen

If we keep drinking and driving,

If we let guns get in the wrong hands,

If police brutality continues"

My brother in the frame

But it could be anyone

They made his corpse faceless

And carved in a symbol

For something they cared about

But he definitely didn't