The butterflies have got
a secret agenda.
They want to kill us all
with chaos theory
Shatter our televisions
with electrical storms
forcing us to stare at each other
by candlelight
listening to that typhoon
tapping against our windows.
They conspire as caterpillars
and go underground,
preparing and training
like Iranian Guerillas
or the guys who kidnapped
Patricia Hearst.

In summer, the revolution begins
opening wings like the flames of riots
Shattering our beer bottles,
to show us real intoxication;
stealing our glances from hamburger gardens
and the clean glass shopping malls.
Kamikaze Butterflies!
they refuse to eat;
a hunger strike for our souls
A propaganda campaign
against human anxiety
and they beg us
to join their army.

Eryk Salvaggio