Airplane Flying Over Destroyed Ruins of City

Scraps of plastic
and campaign promises
litter the muddy, barren fields

puddles of oil
and chemical waste
seep into aquifers and wells

nuclear fallout
and bitter regrets
sprinkle a bombed out children’s playground

America,
from sea to shining sea.

by
Rod Carlos Rodriguez

Comments
  1. whalefungus says:

    Dark and sad indeed. He will do lots of damage before he’s gone, I’m afraid.

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