First the Bad News
in eastern bagdad
a U.S. airstrike
killed
three iraqi boys
looking through trash
for something
to sell
it is global day
in darfur
bodies pile up
250,000
the torch
passed through
the Sudan
a genocide Olympic flame
will burn in China
celebrities will protest
on CNN
and
another year
will pass
May 16, 2008 at 6:17 am
That ending is so well done, such weight in the words……..and the olympic torch, a clever, clever central image, illuminating the horror and the political sangfroid of it all…………such futility, whichever way we turn. Very well done, Scot (cept shouldn’t it be a US airstrike, for scanning sake, even if technically incorrect).
May 16, 2008 at 10:44 am
yep, thanks
May 16, 2008 at 12:49 pm
It would seem that as a species we haven’t earned the convolutions that supposedly separate us from other species. Peter, Paul and Mary offered “When will they ever learn?” to which Peggy Lee replied, “If that’s all there is, my friend, then let’s keep dancing…”
Apparently, the dance is eternal. I hate how accurate this piece is, Scot.
May 16, 2008 at 6:27 pm
Wow. The kind of poem for which I have no words, except to say thanks.
May 16, 2008 at 8:05 pm
Bob, I guess it is
May 16, 2008 at 8:05 pm
ybonsey
thank you for reading
May 17, 2008 at 1:04 am
Just the right words to show the insanity of war. A great poem.
May 17, 2008 at 2:02 am
mariacristina
thanks for the kind words
May 17, 2008 at 4:37 pm
A good, painful poem, Scot. When will we learn?
May 17, 2008 at 11:14 pm
Pris
not betting we ever will