Variations Of The Word Cry Poem by RIC BASTASA

Wailing, keening, moaning, sobbing, bawling, whimpering, yowling, clamoring, vociferating
Screaming, shouting,
The bellowing, the loud cry of a bull, a moose,
The roaring of a lion, that deep, hoarse tumultuous sound of the jungle
That yelp, that bark of a dog tied to a tree under a heavy rain

The infant who cries itself to sleep in these times of insurgency.
The lamentation, the grief the suffering of widows whose husbands
Die in the war
The scream of a painting now costing millions safe in the museum
The cries over spilt milk by a nagging wife to her henpecked husband
The daughter who cries out when her favorite kitten dies
The vendors who cry their wares at the flea market to fool you to buy what you do not need
The cry to arms for all oppressed people of the world, the slogan of the revolutions to come, the grievance of the all the people crying for redress
The government that cries down, while we, the people cry out, while we cry havoc,
The government that cries out the promises, the dishonor of compromises,
The church to cry on, the military general who cries wolf, the people the masses who will now cry out loud,

For the meantime
On the other hand
In the most private manner, you
Ejaculate, while she gasps for breath, whimpering for your mercy.