FIELD uniform slept in, weapons at hand,
WOKEN to another assault, in unstaunched flow of assault,
BROWN mud everywhere, last tree and shrub smashed,
O, VARY this vale of death, that life might vanquish death!
Unfamiliar Territory
WOKEN to alien surroundings:
FIELD of broken stones and grass long since
BROWN; this place an erstwhile
OVARY of civilizations now barren.
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FIELD, WOKEN, BROWN, OVARY
Bear of little brain left
CHOCK full of the mind-searing joys of
OPIUM, I raise up what’s left of my brain and
CYNICally ravage the savage
HORDE of naysayers.
Over Prescribed
OPIUM-based medicament, over prescribed in greed,
CHOCK to soul’s agency, arresting wheels of life’s motion,
HORDE of the spiraling, compounding suffering with despair,
CYNIC watches cash-in for enslavement, nods: humanity at work.
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OPIUM, CHOCK, HORDE, CYNIC
Garbage mouth
REVUE begins; instant garbage
SLUSH from the comedian’s mouth
REPELs this audience member. I
YIELD my ticket and go home.
Amusing Ourselves to Death
OPIUM of the masses ready to deliver, no
CHOCK to stop the wheels of demand, no
CYNIC’s warning heeded; the will of the
HORDE must be sated.
Hydroplane
YIELD sign ignored, tires squealing and sliding in the
SLUSH darkening on the roads, water and ice
REPEL the tread and send cars spinning in a
REVUE of whirling dervish-mobiles.
Yield, Winter
SLUSH all around, winter’s dirty dregs building into plea:
YIELD, winter! Make way for dappled sun, mild breezes,
REVUE of flowers blooming, color palette restored,
REPELling grays and closed horizons of winter blues.