Geoffery Mchugh Poet Free verse

Enola Happy

I think that what happened was that we all wanted to be Oedipus and possess our mothers.
But because society frowns on such couplings, 
we actually sought to BECOME our mothers.

Since only a woman can make a life, 
and because our sex is opposite and we lived in a world of men,
in order to be the equal of a woman we had to take life,

And the more the better.

That cycle continued for many generations,
but in the past hundred years I think it has reached its peak at

The Ardennes
Warsaw
Hiroshima
The 38th parallel
Indochina
Haiti
Tiananmen Square 
Bosnia
Iraq

At least the gross is up.

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Izzy Gumbo November 13, 2009 at 10:45 AM thoughtful writing my friend. :)

Jerry Whalley September 26, 2009 at 11:23 PM very in-sightful - all the things we've ever done'll become all the things we'll ever do, so we should do what we do do, well

Edward Orozco September 26, 2009 at 8:23 PM Good write! - ed

Sara Kendrick September 26, 2009 at 10:14 AM Interesting thoughts on why war and strife happens. I am one who would love to see the end of all conflict and all men and women live peacefullly with each other. Keep writing. Sara