Monday, April 21, 2014

POEM: "Small Tests of Truth"



Small Tests of Truth


History will decide, will decide
if the military budget goes crazy

how the deserts are grown larger
now the half-moon is upside down
whether you'll ever grow tired of me


History will decide, will decide
you’ll make your position clear
why destruction is so silent
whether sweetness ever returns
to the slaughterhouse that wasn’t hit

History will decide, will decide
how long Spring should be delayed
whether the banana is really a cake
why missiles point in this direction
if the device is meant to be eaten

History will decide, will decide
the up is down & the then is now
how we manage the toxic asset
why you decode me like that
while the strawberries sweeten.



© 2014 Rob Schackne

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