For lunch I had cherry bio yogurt. It slipped
effortlessly down my throat as I digested
a twenty minute detailed discourse of the merits
of Challenger, Abrams and Leopard tanks for Ukraine
as the World at One went all Top Gear.
Johnny Diamonds dulcet tones probed; question
after question, without a nod to peril, law
or the taste of fallout. Questions to the member of the
Center for Strategic and International Studies, prior
to a meeting on a German air base, who elaborated
on the specific capabilities of each model,
complex maintenance and the training needs
of operatives. A bit more palatable than those dinners
consumed over rotting bodies, strewn along a road
or dug from mass graves. The hungry Russian bear
chews at Bakhmut and the salt mining town of Soledar.
No agreement is reached yet talk in the west turns on
getting the job done, a swift end,
learning from history.
While I’m focusing on the eco-poetry this story called to me to be told. This is new and possibly raw. I’m not sure if it’s found a form yet and in any case WordPress won’t play ball and show my suggested stanza breaks. Based on an interview 20th January on the World at One hosted by Johnny Diamond.
A blog post by Anne Enith Cooper
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