Derring Do

She relishes the tales of derring do she hears
On books on tape. The jut-jawed white guy,
Christian, graduate of either Ivy League
Academy or military counterpart, tracks
Down the “other,” who is not a Christian.
He's a terrorist, and bent on laying waste
To this land's way of life. The hero wins.
His nemesis, who's brown or Muslim,
Maybe both, lies sprawled somewhere
In Istanbul, his blood a tiny flood which
Spreads across a populated square. Cut to
Darkness. Roll the credits. Jut-jawed
Christians win again, and those who lack
Those attributes must duck and dodge
Into their warrens. White men rule the world
For now, so say the books on tape.



Poetry by Lawrence Beck The PoetBay support member heart!
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Written on 2020-10-18 at 02:50

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