Are You Happy Now? Poem by RIC BASTASA

war is nice to see
specially in movies
blood is red like a river
and bursts of fire from
rockets appear like
a 24th of July,
piles of dead bodies
become your works of
art and death becomes
another mighty poem
to recite.

you want war? have it
in your town, or better still
in the close sight of your
backyard.

face the enemy. Fight.
count the dead. if you
survive.

have a little music.
drink wine. smoke a bit.
hear the last scream of
the dying. stare at the eyes
of the dead.

are you happy now?