A dagger
compromises
the pains in my
side--wounds become
like oceans open,
spreading lavish
compartments of nerve
spasms with or without a
will to ...
(fight pains with pains)
Pressing against the sharp
focus of my attentions
only equals what is there
already; so, I ...
alternate the pressures "On an Off" again ...
but it merely keeps me
busy with ...
“We’re going to use nine megaton warheads in space and we’re not sure they’re large enough to be effective. Why would you even consider using kiloton-range surface-to-air warheads as back-up?” The answer was succinct. “Because they’re all we have.”