RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS
Unintended Consequences
War is a blunt instrument of change
Even when victorious on the battlefield
It produces unintended consequences
It changes oppressors into the oppressed
Transforms the oppressed into oppressors
It alters the balance of powers
In ways we could not anticipate
It strengthens aggressor nations
It destroys natural alliances
Hamas has ended Israeli democracy
No longer will Israelis take to the streets
To protest the strongman of Jerusalem
No longer will the people push for change
Hamas with this ill-advised attack
Has unified the Israeli people
Has strengthened Israeli alliances
Has weakened the resistance
And given Netanyahu all he wanted
This war is a colossal blunder
Not only will it end the lives of innocents
It will turn the world against you
Now you stand with the outcasts
Now you stand with death and destruction
Now you stand against order and justice
No longer can we plead your case
You have chosen the way of war
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