SUBURBAN WARFARE (HOME SWEET HOME) Aug. 23/85 Karl Rigelhof

Aluminum siding
Subdividing
The neighborhood
Electric fences/
The(y) picket(ed) (their) fences
To guard their fortresses
Their arsenals
Fill citadels
(With) a stockpile of paranoia

(The) sentries stand on (their) guard
On the(ir) front yards
How statuesque
Standing at attention
Behind the dugout(s)

Hedges guard the(ir) borders
Barking out their orders
(The) generals command
Over the barbed wire
Guns and cannon(s) fire
Armored tanks
Lead the ranks
As they pull out
Of the(ir) garage(s)

Street lights
Sharpen the night
Away from the curb stones
And manicured lawns

The radar antennae/s are raised
For reception
For interception
For detection
It's so cozy
They feel safe
In their home sweet home(s)
With the TV(s) on
In their living room(s)