VERY BASIC

do not place me
on a pedestal
do not make me
an object of worship
for worldly convenience
i am human too
you forgot
what you had said
take as much
as you want
but courage failed you
promises turned turtle
elevation was necessary
so you made
me into a deity
and placed a halo
on my head
i would have been
for you
what you wanted
without this burden
i had my needs
just like yours
very basic
very raw
very real
by turning me into
an object of obescience
you robbed me
of my womanhood
and left me
still to find

COLLATERAL DAMAGE

with clinical precision
you press the button
you bomb the target
you complete your mission
its thumbs up for you
its all so asceptic
so sterile, almost surgical
you dont have to see
what lies below
infants dead clutching
their mother's breasts
invalids crushed
becausethey could not run
dreaming children
buried beneath rubble
no blood, no gore
so high above
you soar in the skies
you return to your base
leaving behind a bloody trail
when fingers will point
and wails follow
you will shrug and say
some collateral damage
will always be there