Long Takeovers Poems

When I was born in 1949, Harry Truman was the President of The United States.  Of course I do not personally remember him.  Mr. Truman was followed by Mr. Dwight Eisenhower, but I...

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they call themselves martyrs and blow themselves up

killing families and young children destroying everything around them

they dress up in camoflauge and strap on a bulletproof vest

go in to gyms and schools and start shooting without...

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Picture images
World in mad swirl
We all fall down


Present in the past
Looking back gaze
Past in the present


Distorted portraits
Twirling in the blur
Misty moments unearthed


Harsh sensibilities
Emergent violence
Conflicts seed war


Crazy madness
Forfeits true freedom
Attack thoughts breed


Hostile takeovers
Beyond simple mergers
Occupied territories


Fatal...

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Freedom won on a distant battlefield
Gallant words to remember them by
Unspoken tears for the old to cry,
A game for the young to play
Never a thought for freedoms way
.
For tyrants are easy to spot
Peaceful takeovers not,
Look...

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Weeds deeds tractors and, 
          seeds dirt on hands, mud on jeans.
          Mother nature giving way to...

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Isaac Asimov wrote of scenarios unimaginable 
   Robot companions and industry-wide takeovers
His 1940 classic, "I Robot," is now quite actionable
   If anything, a bit outdated, ripe for a make-over

In the 1950's...

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echoes cry unto the night
street fires erupt from burning vessels
hostile takeovers from empty boardrooms
melting pot full of lost dreams
euphoria fills the midnight air
tantilyzing treats of mass destruction
various colors of a nation bleeding
desperation grips us from...

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