541. War Is Sexy, Peace Is Not

   

            WAR IS SEXY, PEACE IS NOT

Long ago, on station WBAI (where else?), I heard a high priestess of the New Age declare, “We’ve got to make peace sexy!”  This inspired me to write a poem about peace that I now think is junk, but much lster I did another poem on the subject that may not be junk.  Here it is:

       Sexy

Wild is sexy, tame is not.

War is sexy, peace is not.

God is sexy, His worshipers are not,

Though Her worshipers would be for sure.

Death, mysterious, is sexy,

Dying, messy, is not. 

Gobbling junk food is sexy,

Health and healthy eating are not.

Stupid is sexy,

If brash, loud, and shocking.

Wisdom,

Calm and contained, is not.

For the sake of sanity, logic, 

And the well-being of a cosmos

Ever threatened by chaos,

We’ve got to make

Peace, health, and wisdom sexy,

Sexy as hell.

So there’s your assignment for the New Year: make peace, health, and wisdom sexy.  It will make for a better world.

©   2022  Clifford Browder