Mars - The War God
What is Mars doing up on the side of my fish market?
Why does he look so gloomy?
Are the wars going that badly? Does he have aesthetics
About whether one is a beauty, or one a trash job?
Is it all over? Those beautiful wars, Homer’s muscular account
All of that? What will one find in the fish market?
The tenderness of Swordfish, Red Snapper, the white Squid?
Have they put the Vice President on Ice?
Is the President at rest in the Freezer?
Why does Mars look like he’s about to cry?
Sorrows of War. Sorrows of the Heart.
Lament. Lament. What will come home?
One sad, stupid history tucked inside
The Butcher’s taped, white paper wrap.
“End.War”, side facade, Mission Fish Market, Bartlett just off 22nd Street, San Francisco, California