conflict poetry
Cards (24)
- the soldier sprawling in the sun-vergissmeinnicht
- the frowning barrel of his gun-vergissmeinnicht
- the dishonoured picture of his girl-vergissmeinnicht
- burst stomach like a cave-vergissmeinnicht
- for here the lover and killer are mingled-vergissmeinnicht
- for her eggs laid in their nest of sickness-lament
- for the cormorant in his funeral silk-lament
- the whale struck dumb by the missiles thunder-lament
- the veiled sun and the stink of anger-lament
- for vengeance and the ashes of language-lament
- the people of Viet Nam-what were they like?
- there were no more buds-what were they like?
- sir, laughter is bitter to the burnt mouth-what were they like?
- when bombs smashed those mirrors, there was only time to scream-what were they like?
- it is silent now-what were they like?
- thirteen, you'll tell him: you're thirteen-thirteen
- you were all supernovas, the biggest and brightest stars-thirteen
- you will watch the two men cast lots for your organs-thirteen
- dying stars on the verge of becoming black holes-thirteen
- at last im taking off this coat-honour killing
- the black veil of faith that made me faithless-honour killing
- that tied my mouth, gave my god a devils face-honour killing
- these lacy things that feed dictator dreamshonour killing
- making, crafting, plotting at my new geographyhonour killing