Joe and Mike

The missile combat
crew members rotate the keys,
and launch the warheads.

All because Joe and
Mike had to be at grindstone
odds for years and years.

Now you can say that
You surviv'd fifty below
at Oscar Zero.

Just because Cold War
tensions melted, memories
fall down the deep hole.

But the threat remains,
because human nature is
heavier than SALT.

No wonder Oscar
Zero has become a trap,
tourist attraction.

No matter how far
the memory falls away,
it always remains.

Reviews

[Judy Ponceby]

I sense a lot of history behind this write. I find it well written, intriguing and a bit haunting.