Friday 30 July 2021

The Drugs of War

by Nick Gisburne



We scale the sacred temple, reckless men
Narcotic powders poison every brain
The worst of us, the Suicides, the Ten
Embrace a frenzy far beyond insane
Our bodies flood with fantasy, of course
Like dogs, we slaver, craving for a kill
A sacrificial, servile soldier force
In bondage to the promise of a pill
Unfathomable fury cracks the dome
We shatter every window, every door
The prize: a prophet, murdered, here, at home
A meaningless transaction of the war
    He burns beneath a smoking pile of stone
    And through our minds more dreams, more drugs, are blown