This poem imagines the first "demonstration" launch of an Oreshnik hypersonic missile against a weapons factory in Ukraine. Because of the late hour, there were no reported casualties from its six kinetic warheads.
Turning 77, mortality feels close...
This scenario is based on my only out-of-body experience. Floating above my body felt very liberating and pleasant. As Ram Das said, "Like taking off a tight pari of shoes."
An homage to Jack Kerouac, who wrote unindented words on long scrolls at breakneck speed like stampeding wild horses.
For a hiker, scaling an "easy" cliff is iIrresistible. Until you get stuck.