A little boy was fitted with new legs, toys, he thought, that needn't winding- click, click, click…Boom!
Two little girls, sisters lowered to their nest, youth stolen, like their dear mother in June- click, click, click…Boom!
2,292 troops hunkered down for eternity defending country from phantom weaponry- click, click, click…Boom! 205 coalition forces snuffed out so soon defending ghosts wrapped in patriot cloak- click, click, click…Boom!
You say Bush rarely makes the safe choice, with that, dear friends, I’ll not disagree- click, click, click…Boom! Ask the 16,906 US troops wounded in action! if you could but ask the 50,000 dead Iraqi!- click, click, click…Boom!
Do you honestly think George Bush is a hero? That you’re safer for his killing an erroneous foe?- click, click, click…Boom! Shore up the troops not self-annihilation, democracy dream jumbled in civil war gestation- click, click, click…
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Two little girls, sisters lowered to their nest, youth stolen, like their dear mother in June- click, click, click…Boom!
2,292 troops hunkered down for eternity defending country from phantom weaponry- click, click, click…Boom! 205 coalition forces snuffed out so soon defending ghosts wrapped in patriot cloak- click, click, click…Boom!
You say Bush rarely makes the safe choice, with that, dear friends, I’ll not disagree- click, click, click…Boom! Ask the 16,906 US troops wounded in action! if you could but ask the 50,000 dead Iraqi!- click, click, click…Boom!
Do you honestly think George Bush is a hero? That you’re safer for his killing an erroneous foe?- click, click, click…Boom! Shore up the troops not self-annihilation, democracy dream jumbled in civil war gestation- click, click, click…
© 2006 mrp/thepoetryman
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Beutiful...You are very gifted! keep up the good work!
ReplyDeleteThank you, anonymous, but I am merely a cog, a cog in the wheel, my friend. Peace...
ReplyDeleteThe gently raging cog.
ReplyDeleteWonderful, killing poem.
Beautifully complex artwork.
Nothing like a gentle rage to wash the tyranny away... Thank you, mirth...
ReplyDeleteVery powerful prose dear sir..very powerful.
ReplyDeleteYour images are as well.
Thank you for sharing them with us.
You are very welcome...
ReplyDeleteYou cog on friend...we are reading and immersed your images...sensory experiences abound here...
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