SamadhiMuse

            Patterns seem to be forming
               and I begin to fear War
            I read ‘The Clowns of God’ by Morris
               and now the real Pope announces
            that he feels War more immanent
               because of the rising cries for peace.
            And some where in the last few days
               I read that someone (the Pope?)
            feels we’re leaving the ‘post-war period’
               and entering a ‘pre-war period’.
            In Beruit 28 men out of 90 survived
               a hand to hand attack with hatchets
            and, then, the Korean flight, 007,
               was shot down this last week.
            The faces of Danny and Chris swim before my eyes
               against the back drop of nuclear conflict
            and the inescapability of Los Angeles
               in wartime.
            The only thing that comes to mind
               when I try to imagine War as not inevitable
            is the sheer stupidity of it.
               But, somehow, that seems small defense
            in the world of ever lessening resources
               and ever growing competition for them.
            Children, families, neighborhoods, blood lines
               toys, momentos, health, life, and life works
            are all irrevocably torn asunder by War …
            Where will I hide a little boy
               who says, ‘Daddy, I love you, so much.’
            and hugs me with such simple trust…?
                                 gallagher
                                 13 September 83 – Irvine, CA

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