United Against the War

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: AMERICAN POLITICS

 

United Against the War

 

If the Democrats aren’t united

Against the Iranian War

They will lose the next election

It’s not enough to be against the

Oligarchs and for the poor

We demand a different direction

 

Don’t lose yourselves in strategic detail

Don’t pause to salute the troops

Don’t let the wind escape your sails

Don’t get caught in an infinite loop

 

This is not a war of necessity

This was a deliberate choice

To say anything else is a travesty

You will lose your persuasive voice

 

Stand together united in principle

This war is damnably wrong

No empire is invincible

The opposition must hold strong

 

Don’t say it needs deliberation

Don’t hem and haw like you did before

We are not an imperialist nation

Stand strong against this war

 

 

The Rise of China

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS

 

The Rise of China

 

While we invested in coal and war

China invested in electric cars

While we renewed drilling offshore

They got power from the planet’s star

 

As the price of oil keeps rising

The result of our dirty war

Our ignorance becomes surprising

We’ve opened China’s door

 

And yes Russia applauds the price of oil

It’s the heart of the Russian economy

As the losses mount on American soil

We’ve delivered a free world lobotomy

 

As America wallows in stubborn denial

And Russia is mired in the pit of Ukraine

China is throwing a party in style

The Chairman is sipping champagne

 

Is this what the big man intended?

A world where we fall behind

An age when the nation descended

When our leader was out of his mind

 

 

The Lies of War

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: IRAN WAR

 

One Lie after Another

 

They were going to hit us so we hit first

They had neither capacity nor plan

Netanyahu’s plan is an avenger’s curse

So we went along to show we can

 

They were weeks away from a nuke

They were years away by all accounts

Months ago you gave your rebuke

Warheads they could not mount

 

We did it to secure the oil supply

The supply was already secured

Securing oil is a well-worn lie

We need not be assured

 

The Ayatollah was insane

But it was Putin who bombed Ukraine

Bombing civilians without restraint

Your ambitions are very plain

 

Iran was a broken nation

Long before these attacks began

There was no contemplation

Of attacking any other land

 

We want peace in the Middle East

Yet you have started forever war

The Ayatollah is deceased

But you’ve opened Pandora’s door

 

 

Demolition Man

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: TRUMP DAZE

 

Demolition Man

 

I am the Great Destroyer

I will lay your lands to waste

I have a thousand crooked lawyers

Just begging to take the case

 

I’ll take your country down

I don’t care how many die

I’ll shake the very ground

On which your families lie

 

Don’t tell me I can’t do it

By God I can and will

Watch! There’s nothing to it

How many can I kill?

 

Before my reign is done

The world will be a wasteland

The gods of war are stunned

When they peek at what I’ve planned

 

Give me more guns and treasure

Whole mountains will explode

They are living at my pleasure

They are following my road

 

It is the road to devastation

There’s no mercy to be had

Until they bow in subjugation

Their demise is ironclad

 

For I am the Demolition Man

No soul could take my place

I am your Retribution Man

I will demolish time and space

 

A Shadow over Taiwan

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS

 

Taiwan’s Shadow

 

As the Iran War consumes our weaponry

Taiwan should be worried

While we’re obsessing with one enemy

The Chinese threat is stirring

 

If China attacked Taiwan

How would we respond?

Would we let them bang the gong?

Would we sever our long-held bond?

 

If we can strike a sovereign nation

Five thousand miles from home

Consider China’s strained relations

With those within its zone

 

They hammered down on Hong Kong

For daring to defy them

Striking Taiwan would be wrong

But how could we deny them?

 

We’ve overextended our military force

Far beyond what they can handle

It is time to set another course

Declare victory and light a candle

 

Drone Wars

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WAR

 

Drone Wars

 

Drones kill without emotion

Without sorrow or remorse

Where humans might have other notions

Drones will stay the course

 

This is the way of modern war

Remote. Without a care

Annihilation. What’s the score?

In drone wars all is fair

 

Our drones are more efficient

They do not hesitate

Human war is not sufficient

To the modern warfare state

 

We’re raining terror in the Middle East

Our drones are everywhere

Our enemies must be deceased

We’ve got them in our lair

 

The days of war will never end

No soldiers and no blood

On drones and robots we’ll depend

No tromping through the mud

 

We’ll fight our wars remotely

No need to shed a tear

Drones and robots do not bleed

That future’s drawing near

 

 

Trade Realignment

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: TRADE POLICY

 

Trade Realignment *

 

Beneath the headlines of the day

The American Israeli war on Iran

A trade coalition came into play

In the arrival of a new dawn

 

Argentina, Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay

With the European continent

The world need not wonder why

Trade with the United States is spent

 

This is the start of a realignment

That circumscribes American interests

Our former partners in consignment

Finding deals that serve them best

 

Some may cry America First!

Yet its effects may put us last

We could not have done any worse

Had we given Fair Trade a chance

 

Three more years of high inflation

Three more years of our decline

Three more years of degradation

As our proud nation falls behind

 

* EU-Mercosur Trade Agreement