by Richard Swanson
this pocket gem,
maps and facts
generals and quotes
places and weapons, right
in your purse or gym bag.
Take it with you, Starbucks,
order a steamy coffee
a blueberry scone,
look up napalm
cluster bombs
over your latte,
text your best friends
from high school, college:
Hey, hon', did you know--
Gettysburg, 55,000
same as 'Nam
but just one weekend?
BTW didn't our classmate,
What-his-name, Charlie . . . ?
Yeah . . . Iraq.
Awesome, everything
there, just a page away
at your fingertips.
~
Copyright © 2010 - Richard Swanson
Published: 2/11/10 · Author's Page · Next Poem