hate our bombs

smoke only half as much

now that the story is told

how many times now

be careful better yet

mindful with poetics

or that thought randomly placed

filled with anger

in a specific situation

as it burns a hole in the mind

some say ridiculous

ashamed of the history

instantly branded anti

but shouldn’t we make sure

and question the intelligence

supposed to protect all of us

checks and balances so that

no one within the system

is too powerful and controlling the rest

everyone instead grabs a flag

and parades around the street

as if the war on terrorism

needs to be celebrated

tear it up by the roots

and some of the evil lies

under the lies they use against us

making us believe the rest of the world

is filled with jealous ones aimed

at destroying our way of life

can’t anyone else see that the leaders

are all naked we don’t worship

their invisible robes

so they have to invoke fear

trying harder with each story told

to scare us into submission

and someday tanks will patrol

the streets then what

wish someone said something back then

but it’s not too late now

are there are real terrorists though

most definitely

but do they really hate our freedoms

personally I think they hate our bombs more

and our ignorance to the empire our military

has built around the world…