F L I G H T
war
Fox Trots
F. Scott
Mary Pickford
Lady Vamps
Cigarettes
and Market Bets,
Cars, Whiskey,
Feathers,
Sex
CRASH
into
Depression Glass
tumbleweeds float by
and soon the
ground cracks
holocaust
happens
and war
watch
frankenstein instead
look - a radioactive blast
light - shade - body
parts
Come Home
smile - click - flash
smile
(Supply
Mom
Dad
Kids
Dog
Church
Soda
Elvis, TV,
Commies, Roast Beef, Pinkos, Mash Potatoes,
Bomb Shelters, Apple Pie, School Proms
Double Helix, Microchips
vacuum cleaners everywhere
the pill
light - shade - body parts
JFK, Lennon
...The Moon
L
S
D
peace,
harmony, love
S T R E A K
F R E A K
Burn Your Bra?
Now try silicon breasts?
read 1984
read The Handmaid’s Tale
get a divorce
Enjoy Pop
just enjoy
Me
Post-Me
heh look -
a bald birthmarked
head
no war?
aids
iraq
homeopaths
C e l e b r a t e
E a r t h Da
y
Life@networld.com
light -
shade - body parts
Yada-yada-yada
;-)
X
Y
2K
so now -
what’s
next ?
Indira Sinton
Copyright ©2000, 2006 Indira Sinton
Originally published in The Copperfield Review