The day continues
down my Roman nose
while Goths and Vandals
swarm below the snots
of this civilization;
so easy
one atomic device
sex pistol
terrorist attack
theatrical cruelty
the virus strain
and all is lost;
outside my window,
light a Roman candle.
B.Z. Niditch is a poet, playwright, and short story writer. His many credits include Affair of the Mind, Angelflesh, The Denver Quarterly, Devil Blossoms, The Literary Review, and The Plastic Tower. His collection, Crucifixion Times was published in 1998. His most recent offering is The Inside-out World of B.Z. Niditch published by Lummox Press as part of their "Little Red Book Series."