
Frogs of War
by Scott McDowell
The squatting birth position of a woman, small centuries
raging full. Fertility, wealth, transformation, moon
energy: all dead. The hellions at Johnson Elementary
thumbing frogs against the brick, guts squishing in spirals
of expressionism. No war no war no war no war no war.
The sky wants nothing to do with it. Maybe refuse to be
a vessel for cruelty? We need to make more room
for buttercups. Moving the furniture around could help
circulate the light within. Whatever the hell happens,
I am the frog. That’s what I like about it, Steve.