chagall backdrop

Fukushima plant
radioactivity
we must awaken

Central Africa
dead Banguese children on streets
awaken we must

Fort Hood massacre
psychotics fronting for God
must we awaken?

Libyan militia
ambassadors dead for votes
awaken – must we?

Iran and the nukes
are our new dukes of hazard
must awaken We

Iraq, Pakistan
shoppers and soccer fans dead
we must awaken

Ambush in Kashmir
fire cannons blast the crowd
awaken we must

U.S. denounces
Vietnam’s clampdown on Tweets
must we awaken?

BP at the gulf
mutant shrimp ponder the brine
awaken – must we?

Who you think’s richer
UBS or B of A?
must awaken We

Governors, mayors
bribing – sexting – on the take
we must awaken

American dream
owning a home gets harder
awaken we must

Gunfire at town hall
evicted who take revenge
must we awaken?

Alabama’s po’
dang, ain’t as obese no mo’
awaken – must we?

Manson, Arts, page 1
Verdi’s Falstaff, page 7
must awaken We

Dopers at the plate
tainted horsehide flies so far
awaken we must

Must we awaken?
Evil is barely contained
shrouded in its grin

Exposed long lean legs
wrapped around your hips and face
undulating tongues

It knows what to do
ego strokes your libido
it’s power and sex

Alienation
it’s dehumanization
lost in the garden

Must awaken We
I’m sure We’d hate to miss it
being the last show

© Carlos Chagall, 2013