FROM THE TOTS’ APOCALYPSE
CHILD PATRIOTS
by Brett Rutherford
The Imam sends
the children of the poor
on a patriotic mission.
DANGER! LAND MINES!
What does the “X” mean?
A thing we’re not allowed,
of course, is the thing to do!
Let’s go explore.
Oh, look, a field!
Maybe a cow
will be there to see.
Maybe an apple
will fall from that tree.
Skip rope, play ball.
Jump up and down!
No, over there!
Johnny found something
metallic. Let’s go and see.
Jump up and down
to shake it free!
The Imam writes a poem
about how boys become
red flowers blossoming.
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