Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com  
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

                        No Revolution Today, Thank You

Sure, I miss standing in formation at dawn
The quick inspection and loud verbal abuse
Rushing through a steel-tray breakfast in rows
And marching to the rifle range in rows

Sure, I miss formation in the dawn of life
Slinging a rifle over my skinny shoulder
Thrilling to “BATTALION! PASS IN REVIEW!
RIGHT SHOULDER ARMS, AND PASS IN REVIEW!”
As did my fathers back to the Civil War

But that was what I did, not who I was -
I took an oath to the Constitution

And not to some fat slob who needs a shave

Lawrence Hall
Mhall46184@aol.com
https://hellopoetry.com/lawrence-hall/
poeticdrivel.blogspot.com

                                 Oath Peepers Security Cameras

The security cameras around the house aren’t much
The cheapest available on Yarmuk.com
They take dim pictures of the UPS guy
And fuzzy grey shots of ‘possums at night

A problem is that they think they’re Army cameras
That the batteries they took never expire
That the science of optics has been betrayed
And that light is whatever they want it to be

Along the windowsills they belch and *art:
“Tina Modotti is a traitor to art!”