Trivial..... Poem by RIC BASTASA

the way
he measures territories
with his
ruler

deleting some
with his erasers and
wanting
by marking this and
that
with x's

this coniferous mind
conquer here and
there

kill, kill, kill all
obstructions
drop the bombs
drop the bombs
use only seconds
quick is quick
deceive this world
with law and reason


the way to think
of this world
as a figment of your
imagination

measuring distances
with thumbs

speech is a manipulator
words are daggers

humanity is just a compromise
men as tins women as cotton
children as gums.