The Weakiing... Poem by RIC BASTASA

because you have
not taken cared of your defenses
look at you
when that big bully has taken your
islands
all you did was murmur and you now
resort to going back to your
old ally
which you had discarded years ago

you should have strengthened your backbone
stored arms
trained your people to take arms when
provoked
(flex your flesh and bones
like an eagle
so that you can eat those
monkeys
making trouble in your backyard)


you cannot even kick a stone blocking
your path
in your very own home