‘War is nothing but a continuation of politics with the admixture of other means.’
Carl von Clausewitz, On War
We need children after war—
lots of them—
and so we need mothers and fathers.
…mothers and fathers…
Who would have thought: war—
a dating app,
available on all platforms.
More words to ponder at maciejmodzelewski.com
If you fight fire with fire, you leave nothing behind
but ashes—sometimes, though, that’s the only way,
like when you are trying to put out a forest inferno
or it turns out the innamorati were wearing masks
after all, and now that they have fallen off,
the courtly pas and swivel turn into a scuffle
on the courtroom floor.
More words to ponder at maciejmodzelewski.com
Does being alive merely by habit still count as living?
I guess it all comes down to the definition of living.
Besides, even being alive is a menacing slippery slope
that can degenerate precipitously into name-calling
and ultimately a factional war of attrition and demise
of the couple you once were.
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