M. A. D.
Mutual assured destruction
By AJ O’Brien.
They’re on their way
One hundred dark angels
dressed to kill,
in suits of shining armour
searching for blood to spill.
Cruising high and silent
sailing across the skies
carrying songs of death,
and when they arrive
there won’t be anyone left.
Locked on to the innocent
they’re on their way down,
beyond turning back.
Let loose your dark angels?
Two minutes to impact.
Incarcerated shadows 
Amazing! The Ray Bradbury tagline really suits your blog 🙂
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You’re so kind. Thank you.
Ray Bradbury actually borrowed my tagline
from William Shakespeare. And so did I. 😎
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Haha! I didn’t know that. I might borrow it sometime soon as well 🙂
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Thank you so much Nathalie. 😊
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Brilliant.
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Very good, evocative! Thanks for sharing. It’s got to end one way or another!
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Thank you so much.
Your kind words are much appreciated.
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There’s a dark fog hovering above the White House; a cloud of ignorance, lies, and greed. Your remarkable poems truly resonate. 🖤
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Once again, thank you Rose. Much appreciated.
You are back writing again?
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I hope to start writing again soon. 💋
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👍❤️👍
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I am impressed by how much you say is so short a s[ace. I like the line: “carrying songs of death.” The juxtaposition of the joyful word “songs” and the sadness of “death” strikes me.
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Oh, yes and thank you for the many likes.
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Well deserved.
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And oh, yes, I checked and I forgot to like this poem. That has been corrected ;>)
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Thank you. I’m pleased you liked it.
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💥
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😀
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An eerie and unsettling application for our time. I loved the line “in suits of shining armor”. Hope things are good w/ you, Alan.
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Thank you so much Anna.
I’m good. And all is well. Many Thanks.
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Mutually assured madness indeed. We’re living in ‘interesting times’. This poem was very well written!
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Many Thanks. Much appreciated.
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Nice post
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Thank you so much.
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Hi Alan! Classic line, “beyond turning back” it does feel that way. Has history prepared us for any of this?
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Hi Mia, and Many Thanks.
Are we on the brink?
I don’t think any of us are prepared
for what could actually happen.
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You’re welcome, Alan. Is it fair to say, we’re closer to the brink than we’ve ever been?
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I so hope not Mia.
But maybe we really are.
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Very scary, Alan! The picture you paint is quite vivid, and also very timely, sad to say. Thanks for another powerful post!
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Thank you my friend.
Your comments are always much appreciated.
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Right? And I haven’t got a thing to wear!
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LOL.
Thank you Rita.
HL.
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My pleasure, HL
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😊💀😊
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I was going to say this is timely, Alan, but these days there’s hardly a time when it wouldn’t be…
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You’re so right Oglach.
Thank you very much for your comments.
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Scary, sad, times we’re living in. Dark angels for sure. You hit it on the nail Alan.
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We certainly are.
Thank you Michele.
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Lovely poem but the message, not so cool. Set loose subjective chaos because collective chaos is coming? Doesn’t that just lift the veil of what “civilized society” as an ideal should be or what “Civilized” society actually is? #lovely
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Thank you so much for your comments.
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Thank YOU for sharing your work with us!
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I’m so pleased you liked it.
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