olbermad now
“men of war, begone
That’s how I wanted to start this poem, in Afghanistan, in Iraq. This seems to be
the thing people are saying”
-Christopher Ketcham (Notes From September 11)
the true, sick puppies
will know the real humans
of the New World
by their deeds
having learned by
reading the lips of liars
and manipulators
seeking to protect
the oligarchs and oppressors
and the agents of greed
i saw him
with dictators and tyrants,
shaking their hands
smiling –
i saw him
supporting racists
in stolen lands
smiling –
and when
those demons
came back to visit us
via major symbols
of commerce and power
turned to pus
i truly overstood the meaning of not trusting those
who do not trust enough
smiling spook
backstabbing deity
who never represented me
and my kind anyway