Thursday, October 12, 2023

Forms of War

the wide dusted world
abandoned and lurching
him mellow and pouring 
there unseen in shadows
retrofitting schools to serve war

yes war that hungry creature who
rolled crushing in a steel helmet
olive trench coat open and nude
while planes knocked churches 
ass over tea kettle whistling
and in horror we leer

but the smoke clears etcetera
the dust settles and so forth

we winners made wealthy
wage obscured wars
curated and fenced the remaining wonders
then pay to take pictures 
holding horns of stultifying drink
memories fading in the dusk

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