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We, The Dead

"To the missiles chattering beam!" we bow. “O! To bombs dropping from heaven!” we bend. Such folly brings laughter and joyful eruptions from the winking throng of toadies (and the dead).

“To green and surrendering grace!” we groan. “O! To these foolish breasts adhere!” we drone. We begin to assemble loyal cities from under the rubble and erect love and honor of smoldering metal and bone.

“To our savior’s craft, give worship!” we entreat. “O! To metal-souls, children's breath!” we shriek. We carefully situate fingers and toes for bridges and roads leaving the best of the human frame for soaring metaphors.

“To leaders of machinery, give praise!” we beg. “O! To brazen chops, living’s wonderment!” we grant. We heave tanks and jets to fly over enemies of existence and, weeping, we shed the masks that veil our disgrace.


© 2008 mrp/thepoetryman

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  1. Ben HeineFebruary 28, 2009 at 1:43 AM

    Fantastic post, Mark
    Your poem says it all

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  2. thepoetrymanFebruary 28, 2009 at 12:16 PM

    Thank you, dearest Ben. I hope you are well and in good spirits.

    Peace...

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  3. BrosreviewFebruary 28, 2009 at 3:31 PM

    I am speechless!!! But, I need to write something. So, here you go - Brilliant!!!

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  4. thepoetrymanMarch 3, 2009 at 1:09 AM

    Brosereview,
    Thank you my kind friend. Thank you.

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