Desperate Times

RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GLOBAL POLITICS

 

Desperate Times

 

Desperate times in France

And across the European states

The French have made their stance

We will now await their fate

 

Desperate times in Israel

They may lose American aid

The threat is growing real

They are in the mess they made

 

Desperate times in Ukraine

The Putin-Trump alliance

Support begins to wane

As well as our reliance

 

Desperate times in Iran

Trump may blow a fuse

Until he’s finally gone

We don’t know what he’ll do

 

Desperate times in the Kremlin

Their chief ally took a hit

They are overrun with gremlins

They are falling down a pit

 

Desperate times in the Arab states

They cannot control the oil

They are tied up in the Straits

Taking missiles on their soil

 

Desperate times in the world

The markets are unstable

Trade deals come unfurled

The powers are disabled

 

When the system starts to crumble

Every nation is engaged

All economies will stumble

And the people grow enraged

 

We need to find a common ground

To buffer our economies

Rethink the factors that unwound

Heal the earth’s disease

 

Arab Israelis

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: ISRAEL

 

Arab Israelis

 

The Arab Israelis hold the key

To the future of the Israeli state

Equal status for all citizenry

Reject Hamas to ensure its fate

 

What Hamas was it ceased to be

With the attack that fateful day

To move on the Arab parties must lead

We can see no other way

 

An Israeli Arab partnership

To form a peaceful Jewish state

That could rebuild the Gaza Strip

How long must the world wait?

 

The dream of independent nations

Has drifted far from possible

It’s hard to live in segregation

Resolution seems improbable

 

We must reconsider everything

As reasoned people often do

When peace is balanced on a string

It may be time for something new

 

It begins with coexistence

With Israeli Arab representation

An end to stubborn Likud resistance

A new and safer Israeli nation

 

Israeli Democracy

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: ISRAEL

  

Israeli Democracy

 

When the Prime Minister rails

Against twenty percent of the population

Israeli democracy fails

So goes the Israeli nation

 

If working with the Arab minority

Is a cause for calling treason

It’s the tyranny of the majority

In defiance of all reason

 

The Israeli people have spoken

In a clear decisive voice

The parliamentary system is broken

If it denies the people’s choice

 

It is time for Netanyahu

To ride off into the sunset

What more damage can he do?

What greater moral debt?

 

He has led the cause of vengeance

In the name of law and order

All good will has been spent

He did not secure the border

 

If there is any chance for peace

There must be a place for all

If the people’s will governs least

Then the government must fall

Forever War

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WAR

 

Forever War

 

We are thrust into forever war

From east to west, from shore to shore

As warlords try their best to score

We protest: war no more

 

Putin lets his people down

Condemned to live in poverty

He’s planted thousands in the ground

He will leave a deadly legacy

 

Netanyahu never has enough

He wants forever war

He doesn’t care if life is rough

His inner lion roars

 

These wars are like a cancer

They spread like wildfire

They do not want an answer

The warlords never tire

 

It’s time the people intervened

There is no other way

Let protest be forever seen

Every night and every day

 

The ballot box in Tel Aviv

Mass resistance across Moscow

The warlords must be forced to leave

The time to act is now

 

 

October 7 Revisited

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: GAZA WAR

 

October 7 Revisited

 

Shame on Netanyahu

To deny the obvious truth

There is little doubt he knew

And yet what did he do?

 

He withdrew from the border

His troops were unprepared

It was him who gave the orders

His generals wouldn’t dare

 

He was warned by the Emirates

He was warned by Egypt too

As for Israeli intelligence

It is all too clear they knew

 

He gave Hamas a pass

So that he could wage his war

It happened hard and fast

And it opened up the door

 

So many innocents dies that day

The torture, rape and killing

Inhumanity was on display

The effect was cold and chilling

 

Netanyahu swore revenge

In a new forever war

This hatred would never end

Like a dagger to the core

 

Could he have taken action?

He didn’t raise a hand

His party split in factions

We could never understand

 

Casualties of War

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: TRUMP

 

Casualties of War

 

You gave us a promise on election day

No more stupid wars

America wanted another way

They chose to say: no more

 

So now we find ourselves at war

For Netanyahu and Israel’s sake

So we ask ourselves once more

How many must die for your mistake?

 

You don’t know how to say you’re wrong

You have played the warlord’s fool

Your sense of power far too strong

You forgot the golden rule

 

Don’t gamble more than you can lose

The very faith of MAGA nation

Now you cannot face the news

A sense of brazen indignation

 

This is the war you wanted

Now everything’s at stake

You pretend that you’re undaunted

How many will die for your mistake?

 

 

Foreign Policy Blunder

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: IRAN WAR

 

Foreign Policy Blunder

 

We were going to rule the world with thunder

The awesome might of our war machine

What we got instead was a massive blunder

One of the worst we’ve ever seen

 

Whose was the brain behind this mess?

Did they not foresee the Hormuz Strait?

The MAGA team has failed the test

They have not made America great

 

They thought it was a piece of cake

A quick and easy declaration

All our enemies would awake

To an age of American domination

 

Benjamin Netanyahu is not pleased

He led our leader by the nose

He’ll tell his people we appeased

But the sense of skepticism grows

 

Our president has made a colossal error

His party will go down in flames

He has unleashed a world of terror

He should hide his head in shame

 

 

Sealing the Deal

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: IRAN WAR

 

Sealing the Deal

 

With Iran we’re signing a deal

To signal an end to the war

We will wait to see if it’s real

Is it done or will there be more?

 

They will open the Strait of Hormuz

We will end the naval blockade

Once signed will it be through?

Will Israeli hold finally fade?

 

And what will the small print say?

Will Iran give up its ambitions?

Will they forfeit control of the Strait?

Who then will make the decisions?

Of course we had a deal before

When Obama headed the team

Iran had abandoned its course

But Trump didn’t like how it seemed

 

So he ripped it apart at the seams

And called it a terrible deal

It was one of his favorite themes

It fostered the MAGA appeal

 

Now we’ll work toward the same end

That Obama achieved without war

On Iran the deal will depend

The Israelis will always want more

 

 

Ukraine Rises (Again)

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: UKRAINE

 

Ukraine Rises Again

 

Trump humiliated Zelensky

The brave leader of Ukraine

He took up arms with the Israelis

In a war he can't sustain

 

Who is laughing now?

Who is feeling shamed?

Europe made a vow

To rise behind Ukraine

 

The barrier that was Orban

Who once stood in the way

Voted out, now that he’s gone

Europe stands with Ukraine

 

The futile war with Iran

Still searches for an end

As it pushes on and on

Netanyahu will not bend

 

Our leader made a foolish bet

He put our money down

Now we’re saddled with his debt

Our hands are tied and bound

 

Ukraine is on the rise

While we are in decline

We grow tired of his lies

He has put us in a bind

 

The Shots

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: TRUMP

 

The Shots

 

I call the shots!

You think that you do

Netanyahu does not!

We know that’s not true

 

You think you’re the man

No one else pulls the strings

You’re the one in command

You can do anything

 

Netanyahu just smiles

And says you’re the best

And still all the while

He couldn’t care less

 

He will do as he pleases

And that’s war to the end

Until our aid ceases

He will call you his friend

 

He calls the shots

Like Cheney for Bush

This war will be fought

Until his last push

 

He’s played you the fool

He’ll play you again

It’s his golden rule

It’s mice against men

 

The Occupation

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: LEBANON

 

The Occupation

 

Remember the Golan Heights

It once belonged to another nation

But Syria lost its seven-day fight

Now it’s an Israeli occupation

 

The southern part of Lebanon

Belongs to the Lebanese

With the Israeli presence strong

There can be no lasting peace

 

Israel refuses to withdraw

While Hezbollah is still armed

They will violate global law

While relying on their “charm”

 

End the Israeli occupation

This cannot be allowed

Lebanon is a sovereign nation

And the people there are proud

 

You cannot seize another’s land

Though you may feel justified

Lebanon must make a stand

For their sovereignty and pride

 

Relative Pain

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: WAR

 

Relative Pain

 

What Iran experienced in four weeks

Ukraine has suffered for four long years

And Gaza has suffered for nearly three

The time for peace is long past near

 

While all eyes were turned to Iran

The way of the world goes on and on

The passage of time does not hold still

No matter how many are killed

 

Humans adapt to all manner of hell

That does not mean that all is well

Children will play in a pile of rubble

But we do not live in a bubble

 

Open your eyes to all these wars

Just imagine they’re at your door

They are open wounds we need to mend

The world must demand an end

 

The spoils of war can go on no longer

All civilized nations must come together

Institutions of peace must be stronger

To banish all wars forever

 

 

Killing Journalists

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: ISRAEL AT WAR

 

Killing Journalists

 

They’re killing journalists with impunity

In defiance of the law

Killing journalist to prove their unity

With their nation and their god

 

Is this a war for their survival?

They would tell you that it is

Yet their hatred smells of tribal

They kill to hide their sins

 

They’ve become what they despise

A people bent on genocide

We have grown tired of the lies

There is an emptiness inside

 

They have suffered so much loss

We must understand their pain

Yet now the world must pay the cost

Of missiles dropping down like rain

 

What kind of people are they?

To seek vengeance above all else

They are lying when they pray

They will meet their god in hell

 

 

The Saboteur

 RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: NETANYAHU

 

The Saboteur

 

With the Strait of Hormuz closed

And the whole world feeling squeezed

Netanyahu plays the rogue

He derailed the talks with ease

 

It did not apply to Lebanon

The bombing there increased

Did they get their signals wrong?

Or did he sabotage the peace?

 

The story played on Wall Street

The Dow went through the sky

Netanyahu saw defeat

So he exposed it as a lie

 

Now the fighting will go on

In fact it hardly skipped a beat

Netanyahu played the con

That made the lie complete

 

Iran is fighting to survive

Like all of Palestine before

The cause of peace has lost its drive

We will carry on with war

 

The brutal goal is demolition

Reduce it all to a wasteland

That is Netanyahu’s mission

And he will do it if he can

 

If that means mass genocide

That is just the way it goes

They’ve got us on their side

So we will watch the horrors grow