Da Normalization of War
One flier for da
Kāne‘ohe Bay Air Show
at MCBH
says going get
da Navy Blue Angels,
da U.S. Navy's premier
flight demonstration team
along with
rides for da keiki!
On da bottom
it even
invites
schools
for schedule one visit.
In my mind
I imagine
what future
shows might include
Osprey Petting Zoo?
Throw da Grenade at da Milk Jugs?
Bumper Tanks?
And Dance Dance Wartime Revolution
where if you step one top
one landmine
your time is up.
From Kīpuka: Finding Refuge in Times of Change (Bamboo Ridge, 2021). Copyright © 2021 Lee A. Tonouchi. Used with the permission of the author.
Lee A. Tonouchi
Lee A. Tonouchi (“Da Pidgin Guerrilla”) is an Okinawan Yonsei poet born in Honolulu and raised in Kaimukī and ‘Aiea, Hawai‘i. He graduated from the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa with an MA in English with an emphasis in creative writing.