"It is a very dangerous situation when two countries who have a history of warfare between them are engaging in a chauvinistic chest-pounding about their nuclear manhood."
William Cohen, U.S Defense Secretary, on underground nuclear tests by India and Pakistan, 31st May 1998.
In peace and tranquility
We listen
To the sounds of the distant tremor;
Of the blasts which saw no light;
Of voices crying in protest;
Of tension sharp as knife.
At the edge between life and oblivion.
Propaganda envelopes.
Hypocrisy rules.
Destiny in balance
In turmoil filled with fools.
A world where the fate of the innocent many
Is held in the hands of the insane few.
We sit.
We wait.
As the spectre of the mushroom cloud
Softly beckons,
"Welcome back to the days of darkness."
© 1998 H.L. Hiew. All Rights Reserved.