Monday, March 14, 2022

scared while living

we make rules
for engagement, wars.
they can kill
indiscriminately as long
as they don't
use fission
or germs.
women, children,
babies,
boys and girls,
men.
husbands and wives.
the elderly
and handicapped too.
all are perfectly okay to die.
knives and bullets are fine.
bombs.
cluster or otherwise.
flame throwers, okay.
missiles, no issues.
we allow that.
we're very strict with
our rules of war
and won't get too involved
unless they cross
a line. yes, it's genocide but
we don't want
to make the bully more mad
than he already is.
we're scared
of dying.
which means we're scared
of living too.

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