An overseas war rumbles on &
has fallen from breaking news
squawks – editors avoid it now
preferring to lead with an affix
of less painful copy [palatable
for subscribed ostriches] – this
way it will continue – one long
year of slaughter [we are used
to ignoring mass death] – Kiev
is a loud siren city near to our
reinforced borders – A right to
independence set in stitching
in embroidered shirts – efforts
especial – adorned under fire
[sewn with prayers] – We turn
our backs [hoping not to view
what is real] – screens will dim
as we scroll [again] ‘cross it all