1922 - 1944
I watched you die again
there
shimmer
tall grass flow,
dull rickety fence,
hot bombarded space
(Summer Eden)
there
again
arose
ROSE up!!!
NOT afraid!!!!
and the
malign bullet struck
your dewy temples,
spittling
false ichor
bang
crack
Ulan adopted
your (baby) radio
stupid Can-NUCK!!!
then later
you
your corpse
disappeared
where did you go?
melted?
ashed?
Heaven'd?
Hell'd?
de-pixelated?
hm
interlude
hup
hup
hup
hup
hup
boomlay BOOM
reveille is a siren call for killers
radio spirit
announcer: and now, ladies and gentlemen,
here for your listening pleasure
is the Europa Mincemeat Children's Choir!
applause
music, children's voices, singing
wormy wormy worms
wormy wormy worms
move deep in the ground,
they don't make a sound
wormy wormy worms
wormy wormy worms
wormy wormy worms
we'll lie without groans
as they feed off our bones
wormy wormy worms
as far as we can tell
our Heaven is a Hell
wormy wormy worms
wormy wormy worms
now come join along
as we finish this song
wormy wormy worms!
massive applause
reclaiming his time
(sorry, pvt.)
your father's medalled jacket
too big to fit you
and it lets in
the cold
but
but
know this,
pvt. Baron
Robichaud can talk
as much shit as he wants
hanging back
is not cowardice
also, yeah,
the radio
can't leave it an orphan
can't
but
I have seen you
shoot at the Germans
far as I'm concerned
you have fought
you are brave
you do your dad
and Canada proud,
soldier
may ethereal radio waves
comfort you with peaceful lullabyes
as your soul wafts further
up to God
at least
until next year
when I'll watch you die again
DB/11.2022
