Air Force


The sky is broken
Cracked by screaming, careless jets
Harsh military angles
Pierce ancient, unassuming nimbus
Trailing ragged water vapor scrags
Three or four of these
Arrested at the planning stage
And melted down for human kindness
Could gurgle pure and crystal water
Five billion spilling mouthfuls the world over
Make bonny leaping five year olds
Where now are only
Graves of tiny bones.