Casualty

Aeschylus — 'In war, truth is the first casualty.'

Oil despoiled copius wasteland 
blued black razor wire thin edge 
petal crushed poppy undertones
guzzling Chardonnay grappling iron 
lung slaughter whitewash 
Crostini Cabal’s mandibular crank 
turning imaginary windmills 


Blow blow blow the men down 


a hand rocking to the Luddite loom 
pulleys unravel loosely life’s
twill worsted tweedyheist threads
shanked blanket hoodiehooks 
crocheted new look fashion branded 
news eye spies in the sky

Chaos

Looking down on us 


peak viewing boho bigotry ministry
blagged somatic zither seeds 
broadcast to wilder wind furrows 
trenching tool burrows 
callous expendable youth 
the sorrow of mudlarks 
buried full fathom below 


But how would we know?


The first casualty 

As ever in War


Is the Truth


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Aeschylus — ‘In war, truth is the first casualty.’

Thank you for reading, Sea😘

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