by Charles Frederickson
Whose country is it anyway
We are all casualties of
This atrocious demoralizing misbegotten war
Spitfire melting pot boiling over
Just like La-La-Land horror movies
But not global village translocations
Venice California Cairo Illinois Toledo
Ohio Rome Georgia Paris Tennessee
How would you feel if
Your hometown were taken over
By stranger than strange aliens
Ignoble warriors offensive worry warts
Blackhawk switchblades hovering over Pleasantville
Un-neighborly hoods blocked debris maze
Alleyways strewn with human garbage
Shell shock trying American-can patience
Hollow unkempt promises breaking wind
Echoes beginning to echo themselves
Not-so-smart cluster bombs targeting infrastructure
Zapped electricity generating power struggle
Reel-life collapse of everyday routine
Millions forced to flee chaos
Private property possessions left behind
Bleak forecast abandoning last remains
Whose side are we taking
Straddling whitewashed sectarian picket fence
No hemorrhoidal relief in sight
Save never-ending saga grim reminders
Dr. Charles Frederickson is a Swedish-American-Thai pragmatic optimist, idealistic visionary and heretical believer who has wandered intrepidly through 206 countries, an original sketch and poem for each presented on http://www.imagesof.8k.com/. This maverick e-gadfly is a member of World Poets Society, based in Greece, with 200+ poetry publication credits on 6 continents, such as: angelfire, Ascent Aspirations, Auckland Poetry, bc supernet, Blind Man’s Rainbow, Both Sides Now, Caveat Lector, Cordite Poetry Review, Dance to Death, Decanto, Eclipse, Flutter Magazine, Greatworks, Green Dove, Indite Circle, International Poet, Listen & Be Heard, Living Poets, Madpoetry, Melange, Newtopia, Planet Authority, Poetisphere, Poetry Canada, Poetry of Scotland, Poetry Stop, Poets for Peace, Poetry Superhighway, Pyramid, Sage of Consciousness, Stellar Showcase, Subtle Tea, Sz, The Smoking Poet, T-zero, Ya’Sou! Ygdrasil, Zafusy.