Piker Press — Weekly Journal of Arts and Literature
April 27, 2026

A Declaration of Mass Destruction

"...I am a weapon of mass destruction and social disruption..."

A Declaration of Mass Destruction

I don't need an assault rifle
I will breathe on you, sneeze on you,
touch your face, invade your space

I am a weapon of mass destruction
and social disruption

I am the unmasked terror
of your nightmares

I fear no vaccinations
for I have a thousand brothers and sisters
in arms who will reject injection
as a hoax on the nation and I have
true believers in Christ, Jehovah, and Allah
who will breed me in their congregations and
spread me like acid rain across your fruitless plains,
barren cities and hopeless landscapes

I am beyond temptation, reason, or persuasion
I am immune to threats and intimidation
I am the harbinger of the things to come

In the end, there is nothing we will leave undone
this is my Declaration, affirmation, and prophecy
I leave what's left of you to determine if it's true






Article © Frederick Foote. All rights reserved.
Published in the October 19, 2020 issue .
Image(s) are public domain.
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