Found Poem - Trave

Before I forget to post it, here is my found poem Lincoln asked me to post on the blog.

Trave noun \trāv\

1.       A frame to confine an unruly horse or ox for shoeing

Origin: Middle English

To the trave

ler: Even

ts of re

cent have mad

e it obvious

 that the

re is no fool

-pro

of way of

detecting a Terror

ist.

The Terror

ist

individual

however, is often

a “type”

exemplified by the

beard,

turban,

& clothing of the like,

with revolution

ary time bomb

in brief

case.

Terrorists may come

from all

walks of life,

but profess a

single

faith, and exercise

one

go

al in trade and

profession.

In addition,

the Terrorist organ

izations have made concert

ed efforts to go under

ground for the purpose

of infiltration and

destruct

ion.

Footnote: This poem was constructed based off of the “How to Spot a Communist” pamphlets and printed by popular magazines distributed in the 1950s during the Red Scare. It has been adjusted to reflect the widespread prejudice after the attacks on 9/11. Below is the opening paragraph from the original text.

How to Spot a Communist

Events of recent years have made it obvious that there is no fool-proof way of detecting a

Communist. The Communist individual is no longer a "type" exemplified by the bearded and

coarse revolutionary with time bomb in briefcase. U.S. Communists come from all walks of life,

profess all faiths, and exercise all trades and professions. In addition, the Communist Party,

USA, has made concerted efforts to go underground for the purpose of infiltration.

http://www.niu.edu/~rfeurer/labor/PDF%20Files/How%20to%20Spot%20a%20Communist.pdf