pigs are to flying,
just as flags
are for flying.
the goldy bit
on top
is to kill.
the design
is to authorise
death by imprimatur.
flags are for folding
the ultimate reward
for sacrificing
your only son.
© niall oconnor 2015
did Sparta win ? :-((
ReplyDeleteThings have not changed much since then Ron. Symbols (flags) are still used to assume the role of responsibility for the collective and individual actions. Savagery and barbarity have always been more easily sold when 'branded'.
DeleteSuch a powerful poem Niall. And so true, humanity must mean more than the symbols stitched into flags, or we spend our forevers folding our mourning hearts.
ReplyDeleteBrilliant Niall so few words so much said
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