Dogs of War Unleashed

Dogs of War Unleashed

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Sam Adams
watched from far-off Mumbai
as the terrorists launched 9-11.

Thanking the Gods
that his wife was not working
there at the Pentagon.

He had a vision
that the Dogs of War
Have been set free
Of their cages in hell,
And are out
howling at the moon.

The Dogs of War
Have been set free
To wreck what havoc
Might be.

Yes, the Dogs of War
The Hell Hounds
Have bound out of their cages
Sniffed about, smiled

At the destruction, they saw
They knew soon
They would be in their element
As the world descends into chaos ,

The world saw the face of pure evil
That fine September morning

A morning like any other morning
Until a fateful moment
When two planes came out of the sky,

And Destroyed the center of world capitalism
In an act of horrific violence, and pure evil
That is beyond the comprehension
Of mere mortal man.


Dec 7, 1941, was the attack by Japanese war planes on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii, an event which propelled the United States into the forefront of World War II.

For tomorrow, write a story or poem which is set during an unexpected military attack. (But broadly construed ... could be like Pearl Harbor, could be a science-fiction space war, could be a gang war in NYC, could be an unexpected snowball attack by the neighborhood bullies, could be in fairy land, etc.)

Focus your tale on the experiences of an "ordinary person" in this attack, rather than someone removed from the action (e.g. not military leaders in command and control center.) Try to bring to life the confusions and emotions of the situation.