Smart Bombs

Sharon Shirelake

“Any game that involves war can always be open to some kind
of criticism, but it’s entertainment at the end of the day.”

The first Gulf War played
like a video game
on the smoking screen
of daily press conferences.

Cruise missiles
and smart bombs
sniffed out desert bunkers
and jumped down chimneys
like death's head Santas
celebrating the anti-Christmas.

They wiped out an army
of cartoon character villians
with black Saddam moustaches.

Now that we're poised for a rematch,
it's clear that the bombs
are smarter than the politicians.