war on terror
its coming
through a hole in the air
we breathe its fiery breath
hear its dark-beating heart
coming at you and you
stalks every hourly news
terror is real
ask one blinded
by the black spot of fear
a culture of fear
but it’s not there
you can’t bomb the intangible
drones can’t destroy terror
yet can a war on terror be an act of terror
all we have is a voice
to say resist
violence does not work
if the shadow we chase
is caught
it will be our own