kamikaze poetry

 

 

far be it from me to belittle the feats

of men who exploded in kamikaze fashion

human torpedoes

the explosions of skull screaming on metal

of bones sinking ships

i have no desire to belittle the sacrifices these men made

 

but i want to write kamikaze poems

poems as powerful as the sides of ships

being partied with passion

from uninvited guests

who in their deaths

celebrate the love of something

so sacred

we do not understand

 

it is the same with oriental women

with their midnight blue hair

and oh so soft eyes

and their oh so soft thighs

and their kamikaze passion

 

i need to write kamikaze poems

after all

what else is there

 

 

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