after Miklós Radnóti
"We understand the disturbance this may cause to our local communities"
"We appreciate the patience and understanding as we ensure our airmen remain trained and ready to secure the sovereign skies anytime, day or night"
Brigadier General Joseph L. Campo, 48th Fighter Wing commander, USAF
All that far-off slaughter, screen-seen,
echoes now, heard roaring overhead.
In Airstrip One, noise warned, we know
it is not for long, and practice
low and after dark, is required
to keep the hardware saleable.
Deadly ordnance rides the sky between
production and ground-razing
delivery of payload: buildings
pancake, instant moonscape craters.
But BAE make just the tail cones,
glue them on while chewing gum.
There’s comfort in ‘the sound of freedom’:
fearless, we gaze at clouds, hear their
shadows pass. No safe zone needed.
ix. 2024
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