OMEN.

… where I come from

to save our children from mishap

we name them the opposite of our intention

how bizarre

to save a thing by putting it in harm’s way

how bizarre

to run away from death by running into it

& in the end the grim reaper unfurls our charade

 later on our fathers would find a new appian way:

name them English and yet name them native

if death doesn’t respect the branch at least it might respect the roots, right?

two factor – a diabolical brilliance.