Watchmaker

Physics
Calculus
Uranium
And Plutonium

Every resource we can find
To make a better tomorrow

From passenger planes to fighter jets
Nuclear power to atomic bombs
From standard jeeps to giant tanks
To North Korea and Vietnam

From music players to sonic booms
Electricity to radiation
From medicines to poisons
To the opposite of creation

Inventions that cross between 
Commodity and sheer destruction

Forest fires, napalm gas, and inhuman chemistry 
Our arsenal of megadeath unleashed above the skies
Sacrifice of conscience to obtain more weaponry
Caught between the vultures of politics and lies

The space race
The arms race
The race to end mankind

If only I had known
I would have become a watchmaker
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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February 7, 2009 at 4:39 PM
Much to think about here. I really like your concluding stanza. Best wishes with your writing. Karen
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