Tiananmen Bell

When a marauding
tiger
terrorizes
a region
or a community,
one legendary
solution
recommends
tying
a signal bell
around the neck
of the rapacious
animal
which will reveal
its position
as it moves.
And the resolute
individual
who successfully
attaches the bell
to a particular
tiger
may be awarded
the honor
of removing
the humble
warning device.
Those intrepid
men and women
who actually do
bell
a tiger
undoubtedly know
it is wise
to remove
the signal bell
only
from inert,
lifeless
remains.
- A.T. Williams
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