(North Korea wants an H-bomb–why, I do not know)
What I Feared
What I feared was
Looking up into the sky
Where the blue became white
And out of parallel lines
That could be clouds or
Contrails, something silver
Falls
And everything becomes white
And I am gone with everyone
And everything I know.
Or, worse, that I live
To face oncoming nuclear winter.
My fears, while a child living
In an early nuclear age in a
War that was too cold.
clcouch123 
January 8, 2016 at 3:33 pm
chilling, but nicely written. I was a child growing up with the constant threat of nuclear war…Nike sites all around Cleveland, bulls-eyes on the newspaper front pages showing the sequential rings of destruction and/or total death. However…as an old person who is also a Historian, and student of propaganda and war-mongering, I have learned to temper what the news media and politicians beating the drums for war–with a grain of salt. The old saying about believing half of what we see and nothing we hear–or something like that–makes sense. Frankly I doubt that Kim what’s his name is neither stupid, or reckless– ridicule has graduated to full demonization. Have you read “Manufactured Consent” by (I think Herman and… I forget right now, but I know there is a recent edition out, I’ve seen it advertised on Amazon. 🙂
January 8, 2016 at 6:53 pm
Thank you for your comments. And for the recommendation. I haven’t read that work. I understand it’s doubtful that North Korea really exploded anything like an atomic weapon. But still. I can only figure that having a nuclear weapon must mean more than using it. Global street cred?
January 9, 2016 at 1:38 am
the book is about the way the media influences the news…Manufacturing Consent, Edward Herman and Noam Chomsky. I have written papers with similar theme.
January 9, 2016 at 3:49 pm
threat value, I think…”I have a bigger weapon than you do, therefore I can beat you up….” that kind of mentality. I heard someone say “never go into a gun fight with just a knife.” which makes a sense I guess.