Piss on all of them
And all their explosives.
Make sure to tinkle on their matches
not a single aerial or even a piece of obnoxious red paper
should remain dry.
If we band together
Our collective stain would serve as a reminder to the dummies
It is vital to follow up
Jump on every marauder
and knock them down,
To their knees
Alter the offenders
like that of a divergent
left out after dark without supervision,
forced to see from a new angle.
Then howl about the ramifications
of deafness inflicted on beings of a lesser god.
In rare instances, you may
resort to property damage, leaving traces of our angst as a
sign to future canine,
inciting them to rethink the
outdated notion of a man’s best friend.
1/2/26
Published by
C. S. De Dona
Author, Poet, Photographer, domestic violence survivor, and naturalized immigrant, Cornelia is currently an Arts and Letters member of The Southwest Florida Branch of The National League Of American Pen Women.
Cornelia lived in Kaneohe, Hawaii, for thirty-six years. Also, seven years in the Mid-Hudson Valley of New York. She now resides in North Fort Myers, Florida.
Her poems and photography are published in print, online, and in Rain Bird, a literary and art journal of the University of Hawaii's Windward Community College (2008-2013).
In 2013, Cornelia received Rain Bird's Kolokolea Poetry Prize for her poem, "Speaking French."
In 2016, her chapbook "Hawaiian Time," entered in the National League of American Pen Women's Vinnie Ream contest, was awarded third place in their inaugural multi-discipline category.
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