Nazis in the Clouds

A recurring theme
of his books,
and indeed a recurring story
in his books,
is the lingering elusive presence
of Nazis in the Americas,
not the imagined bogymen
of political fantasies
but actual real Nazis
who fled to the Americas
to start over in anonymity
and because that was possible
and because he didn't let them
slip into the amnesia of history,
it's a reminder of what we want to forget,
to ignore,
to pretend was never a reality
before during and after the war,
that it was possible to be a Nazi
and a part of the mainstream
without anyone worrying
what they were up to,
the gross habits of ogres
as they exist
in the real world,
in the Americas
and elsewhere,
performing their daredevil aerial stunts
both literal and metaphorical,
while poets observe
from a distance,
and ensure they are never
forgotten,
much less
forgiven.