The Blue God
The blue god of war
is so strong
he can twist trees
with the tip of his tongue.
You better not defy him
scream at him
lie to him.
He’ll explode and beat
the hell out of you.
He lives on nothing
will die for nothing
makes us children
shivering all night
crying in empty winds
turning our tears to ice.
The blue god of war
is so strong
northern winds bow to his will.
He doesn’t dig
your moaning
and groaning.
You better shut up or he’ll
make mincemeat out of you.
He laughs at everything
has respect for nothing
makes us afraid to fight
when he spits in our faces
turning our tears to ice.
So we watch in silence
waiting for the coming light
when he will hold us
in his burning hands
and we will be born twice
once by fire
once by ice.
Gulf War
1991, 1992, 1993…ad nauseam
That fall I wanted to
turn around, scotch tape
all the months back on the
calendar. Buy pails of green
paint to color the leaves.
But there was this problem
of the sky. How can you
camouflage such a huge
canvas for even a second
to look like spring?
Listening to radio reports,
watching people die on television.
There was nothing we could do
but trip over this dance of death
this war…this desolation.
Fire sparks converge into
red hot cinders. So many
stars shooting across galaxies
So many falling as we practice
for the end of the world.
As we practice for the end of the world.
As we practice for the end of the world.
Eleventh Hour
Wrapped in darkness we can
no longer deceive ourselves.
Our smiling masks float away.
We snake here, there
from one side to another.
How many times do we rip off
blankets only to claw more on?
Listening to zzzzzz of traffic,
mumble of freight trains, fog horns.
Listening to wheezing,
feeling muscles throb.
How can we find comfort?
Say same word over and over
again again falling falling to sleep.
I will stop measuring what was lost.
I will become brave.
Let slumber come covering me.
Let my mouth droop, fingers tingle.
Wishing something cool…soft…sweet.
Now I will curl like a fetus
gathering into myself
hoping to awake new born.
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