In the early 1960’s br Rocky bulled my br Winkle br And I still br Haven’t recovered br Boris and Natasha’d br To some Cold War br Hell of someone br Else’s making br Bombs going off br In black and white br Boxes of my head br Flags popping out of guns br That go “Bang! ” br Rocket ships to the br Moon br And back br Wanting to land on br An Earth unspoiled br By the absurdities of br Wacky one-dimensional br Characters who ought br To make us laugh br Instead of cry. br br br (Previously published in Hinge, Vol.