Drone Funeral
For A and B
(This is performance Fred, Art went home to pout)
Note; May rework this
but needed to remove it from my brainpan.
A Before we start the service
B There is noone in there
B There is noone in
A Before we start the service
War demands we start the service
A The family requested a closed casket
B Why closed, what family
what family, why closed
A Yes this Drone was on a “spy” mission
Drone spies die, drones spies die
B Don’t funerals demand bodies
animal or human
Is it time for a country’s funeral
A And so we lay to rest
And so we lay to rest
B any plan for peace
any surcease
from war and war
and more and more
A And in conclusion, send monies and arms,
in the drones name name
to your favorite military charity
B And in conclusion,
let this be your memory point
for when our lives changed
The day we remember
a Drone
went and died
A Now we go to war
B Someday all the flags will be gone
when countries only live in memory
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About bobsmall1
Bob Small has read at Bacchanal, Barnes and Noble, Borders,
The Booksource (Swarthmore), The Clark Park Festivals,Community College of Philadelphia
Highwire Gallery, The Mad Poets Annual Food Fest Reading,
The Middle East Restaurant, Nexus GalleryThe Painted Bride Arts Center,
The Philadelphia Ethical Society, Robin's Bookstore
The University of Pennsylvania and also in New York City,
Trenton, NJ, Washington, DC, and in many Delaware Valley Venues.
He is the author of numerous chapbooks, including
El Otro Lado (with Maralyn Lois Polak), On watching America Die,
Small Steps and Toes (with Lamont B. Steptoe), and The Unapoet.
This is his first Reading in over a year.
Bob Small was Founder and President of the
two decades old Poets and Prophets,
which presented Poetry Readings
in both Delaware County and Philadelphia.
Bob was the Chair of The Delaware County Green Party and was the
First Green Party Candidate in Delaware County (2005).
He was also a Green Party National Delegate, among other duties.
He is the Founder and Facilitator of
The Pennsylvania Ballot Access Coalition (PaBac),
which is a Coalition of both Independents and Third Parties.,
seeking to legislatively improve Pennsylvania's Ballot Access Laws. (Facebook)
Bob is also a founding member and
Facilitator of Democracy Unplugged, and Delco Debates,
which has presented Independent and Third Party Forums in Delaware County since 2004. Facebook)
He was formerly involved with Cinema Resistance, and Delco Pledge of Resistance.
Bob currently lives in Swarthmore with his wife
and their menagerie of animals.
He is currently focused on writing a Novel and organizing his Poetry, which he posts on his Blog (Bob Small1). He is retired from most of the above activities, except Delco Debates and Poets and Prophets, which he may return to.