Bombs Over Iran
Today’s poem was inspired by the current US White House’s unsanctioned decision to bomb Iran. Read the draft and leave a comment to discuss. Then keep scrolling to see today’s writing prompt.
Bombs Over Iran
Hold Hold Hold Standby Hold Hold Steady Hold Ready Aim Fire Bombs that discharge power and liberty Bombs that destroy targets and diplomacy Bombs that decimate compounds and authority Bombs that disperse militias and hostility Bombs that devastate markets and economies Bombs that drain oil wells and energy Bombs that drown ships and trading Bombs that damage workspaces and agency Bombs that degrade mosques and beliefs Bombs that demolish homes and families Bombs that detonate schools and learning Bombs that dismember services and autonomy Bombs that dismiss archives and history Bombs that distribute indoctrination and hypocrisy Bombs that denigrate souls and beauty Bombs that disguise greed for exigency Bombs that distribute retaliation for revolutionaries Bombs that decapitate regimes for oligarchies Bombs that will distill hate for centuries Hold Hold Hold Standby Hold Hold Steady Hold Ready Aim Fire
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Today’s Writing Prompt
Writing Prompt: Bomb
Write a piece of poetry or flash fiction in which there is a bomb, either literally or metaphorically. Or write about whatever comes to mind when you see the word ‘bomb.’
