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Playing Thermonuclear Chicken

Posted: May 10th, 2018, 1:04 am
by mnaz
The world almost blew itself up in 1983.
Two hotrods raced down a country road
at each other, and missiles were pointed.
Just kids and generals on a Saturday night.
We'll never know how close they came,
and we have no idea how serious those
decorated military geniuses took WW3,
or how drunk grunts got on their watch,
but it turned out okay, and the sun
didn't care one way or the other.

Re: Playing Thermonuclear Chicken

Posted: May 12th, 2018, 8:26 am
by saw
boys daring each other
dangling our lives as if they don't matter

Re: Playing Thermonuclear Chicken

Posted: May 12th, 2018, 1:40 pm
by mnaz
boys and mobsters, gangsters and various dinosaurs under the proverbial coming asteroid.

(Sorry to be so negative on such a gorgeous day.)

Re: Playing Thermonuclear Chicken

Posted: May 13th, 2018, 7:44 am
by saw
all we can really do is try to balance That reality with
all of our beautiful sunny days when we are healthy

Re: Playing Thermonuclear Chicken

Posted: May 16th, 2018, 3:53 am
by mnaz
So true. And if That (other) reality ever reaches "critical mass," then did those missiles ever really exist?