War Dances

After Building the Lego Star Wars Ultimate Death Star

How many planets do you want to destroy?

Don’t worry, Daddy, this is just a big toy,

And there is nothing more fun than making noise.

My sons, when I was a boy, I threw dirt clods

And snow grenades stuffed with hidden rocks, and fought

Enemies — other Indian boys — who thought,

Like me, that joyful war turned us into gods.