The Yahoo problem…
The Yahoo problem appears to be fixed. They received a notice that I was in violation of my TOS agreement, but have now reviewed the situation and reinstated my account. Everything should be back to normal operation. Thanks for your patience.
So… the bit about war was a ways back, but I figure ya’ll are more likely to take a glance at the more recent comments and… quite frankly, I need an outlet. It’s thesis time for this undergrad, and while not so ominous as your particular project M.A, absolutely terrifying to me… so a break from cranking out “amazing poetry” to say this:
Genes
were sending them off to war again,
these brave sons and brothers,
so dutifully touting their countrys crown
but no one believes in it
no one on the east or west coast
and whats to say in the middle is debatable
the people in Arkansas
have not been given a voice
the people of Wyoming belong to
middle America and all of its
backwashed stereotypes
those of us in California are convinced
the KKK lives in Oklahoma
forgetting Mariposa and its parades
in white hoods on horse back
the riots, the ceaseless
objectivication of bird-boned women
in skinny cages called movies
and what of the Iraqi girls
in their burkas (we assume)
their showing ankles fleeing
didnt we just do this?
30 years ago a real clash between
the generations of what was and what was becoming
now parents and children join forces
silently, whispering in their closed cubical
about this president and his
wrangler choices
I think it’s clear that I’d be certifiably insane to take on even a tiny chapbook project right now, so it isn’t going to happen. Thanks for sharing your poem, Ericka, and anyone else out there who feels inspired, please feel free to post here.