manic defensive
manic defensive
you increasingly tax yourself
draining resources
to protect against countries not yet on any map
increasing the deficit
inadvertently but effectively inhibiting productivity
you increasingly ask yourself
about potential dangers
unseen, unheard, and unimagined
escalating this monologue
extending your enclosure
inappropriately but efficiently prohibiting new activity
this enemy is inescapable
indefensible
inexhaustible
this enemy is indefinable
inexplainable
incomprehensible
indescribable
we watch where once was wonder
now
is preemptive concern
we watch where once was welcome
now
is just an overly aggressive strategy
to avoid getting irreparably burned
you build a war-head-woven, awkwardly weaponed wall that uses every available resource
to protect against inadvertent encroachment
or accidental contact
you endlessly engineer an increasingly entangled, enemy-engaging entrapment
that escalates every single skirmish into another world war.
this enemy is exactly
as you imagine
this enemy is kept alive
by every single missile that is manufactured for your future use
you say it’s time to end this all
either by self-destruction or surrender
you understand that victory is not a condition
only just the irreversible promise of more bloodshed yet to come
–Zumwalt (2011)
