time heals to reopen new wounds

Those of us properly learned by the large granite podiums
Recall Xerxes enraged, lashing the waters because
They drowned his gi joe doll collection

And who’ll ever forget the challenger
Ripped to flaming peaces, then pulled up from the ocean
To find sanctuary in an abandoned missile silo

Why just recently a few teens sneaked into the zoo at night
And dared one another to climb in with the polar
Bears, luckily only one child was man enough though
When all was done and burped they
Slaughtered the bears! Today a sample child fell

Off high dive (don’t see how)
And people avoided the board for a long time
But guess what! Soon they were at it again,
Riding the broncos and surfing the watery graves

It is my belief that at night when all the eyes
Were out for the count, bland governmental men dressed in
Black robes came and melted the diving board
Into crucifixes and airplane props,
Exorcised the evil into digital form before driving out
To pay homage at the plutonium parade


        Lawrence Ks, 1987-8ish