Crippled By Bombs

Crippled By Bombs
© Surazeus
2024 10 16

Starting with the stop sign on the bare plain, 
I will name airplanes after lonely gods 
who ask blind toads if they want to play chess 
as children are maimed and crippled by bombs 
that turn into butterflies when they splash 
in pools of tears where lions crouch to drink. 

Restless for adventure in the strange land, 
words in pickle jars reflect my new face 
melting from my idol in church of lies 
as children are maimed and crippled by bombs 
that turn into salmon leaping up falls 
in bid to win at the Olympic Games. 

Wistful wishes of wonderment for snow 
smash televisions into comic shows 
that endlessly replay on cement walls 
as children are maimed and crippled by bombs 
that turn into turtles on the sea strand 
crawling back home to Scarborough Fair. 

Startled by sudden smack of falling books, 
libraries scream in silence of dust motes 
floating in breeze of electric contempt 
as children are maimed and crippled by bombs 
that turn into sparrows in rowan trees 
mocking the clown who thinks he is our king. 

Revered for accurate analysis 
regarding when starships visit the Earth, 
Lucifer starts new television show 
as children are maimed and crippled by bombs 
that turn into bees lost in corridors 
leading to the garden where Rapunzel sighs. 

Rocked by revolution for liberty, 
horses gallop slow on highway of glass 
to manage the national bank of fate 
as children are maimed and crippled by bombs 
that turn into frogs of identity 
in hope that soul salvation will be free. 

Rancid scrolls depicting anatomy 
contemplate confusing thoughts about love 
based on formulas angels must invent 
as children are maimed and crippled by bombs 
that turn into serpents with gentle smiles 
hiding in trees of arrogant respect. 

Finished with illusions of global peace, 
ghosts of our ancestors eat apple pie 
without embodiment of concepts sold 
as children are maimed and crippled by bombs 
that turn into beetles on river stones 
rolling over lost grave of Sisyphus.