Brechtian Haiku
CHARISMA:
The man with the gun
at the end of his arm
has obvious charm.
DEMOCRACY:
The free expression of ideas
and the use of listening devices
to hear those ideas.
FETUS ENVY:
The belief that life is sacred
from conception
until birth.
NATIONAL SECURITY:
A defence mechanism
manufactured
by the Defence Industry.
NOCTURNAL EMISSIONS:
The nightly release
of toxic waste
into the Love Canal.
