war of 1812 – sunrise in a small city

conquer we must

from the state of war
pride and destiny.
one million dollars for freed slaves
genocide for tenskwatawa and tecumseh

harbor from fort mchenry — (the treaty of ghent was signed in 1815)

sir arthur brookes victory

exhilarate
watching an empire
melt away before you.
never soon enough

cannon and sunrise — (facing 15,000 maryland soldiers, militia, and citizens fortifying hampstead hill in patterson park, the british stopped their attack on baltimore in 1814 and withdrew)

liberty of the federal republican

silence is treason
and axes, hooks, and other instruments of destruction
have their own noise.
democracy sings
and beating, stabbing, and hot wax
discharge neuromuscular tension.
demagogues gluttons subalterns
trump distinction.
general stricker is not at home, cannot be seen, would do no more

on gay street at sunrise — (in 1812 the federal republican newspaper was destroyed for publishing anti-war commentary)