God I miss hell. <br />Not hell on Earth <br />-that'll always <br />be with us. <br />Just as it's with <br />our legless, armless, faceless, <br />IED'd <br />18,000 <br />and counting. <br />Just as it's with <br />those who loved <br />and love <br />the boxed, flagged, unphotographed, <br /> 2,300 <br />and counting <br />and <br /> the shocked & awed <br /> 30,000 to100,000 <br />and counting. <br /> <br />No, <br />what <br />I miss <br />is the hell <br />AFTER Earth <br />I wish <br />I still <br />believed in. <br /> <br />‘Cause if I did <br />I'd rest assured <br />the evildoers <br />who lied <br />us <br />into war <br />would <br />one day <br />be <br />going to <br />their just <br />re <br />war <br />d. <br /> <br />If I could <br />once again <br />believe <br />in hell <br />after Earth <br />I'd sleep in peace <br />knowing <br />the warmakers <br />awarding taxcuts <br />to the rich <br />while exacting <br />sacrifice <br />from us <br /> <br />would <br />forever <br />slow-turn & squawk <br />like chickenhawks <br />on demons' <br />spits. <br /> <br /> <br />Instead <br />I toss & turn <br />all night <br />seeing <br />the architects <br />of invasion <br />fleeing <br />their mess <br />to run <br />The World Bank <br />or <br />ranch <br />out West, <br />spinning tall tales <br />by the fire….. <br />telling more lies <br />about their lies. <br /> <br /> <br />And when each one <br />finally <br />dies <br />what if he <br />simply dies? <br />-Guiltlessly, <br />complacently, <br />somehow <br />imagining <br />he's <br />done <br />something <br />right? <br /> <br /> <br />3/27/06<br /><br />Percy Dovetonsils<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/where-s-hell-when-you-need-it/
