Study of a Concrete Wasteland

haunted by apes once sent to space. who suffocated amid stars. who burnt alive as mission control listened. whose files were locked away & things they ate donated…

heroes romantise battle on their personal apparatus. meanwhile monsters run wild, unchallenged. dance on the cadavers of the kindhearted...

their street sweepers run over roses. circumvent glass organisms. plow into power boxes & bring forth orange blossoms…

the ventilation system emits wisdom. offers perpetual corrections. berates those who refuse…

children operate the bodies of these men. attain deadlier toys with every year. comb through the remains of structures in search of release…

atomic bombs are tied with ribbon & given to certain governments. brought to pitches & kicked. later confiscated by neighbours...

they remain in the basement for decades. largely forgotten. occasionally harvested for parts...

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