RANDOM JACK POETRY HOUR: POEMICS
Political Violence
When you have no principles
When winning is the only thing
When honor is a character flaw
When fairness is for losers
Violence is a step away
Riots on the street
Fire on the skyline
Assassins on a dare
When people die will you care?
When leaders call for action
From an armed and angry mob
When the other side is demonized
Charged with treachery and fraud
When guns are peddled freely
When your cause belongs to God
When your enemy lies bleeding
And people stop to stare
When the blood flows will you care?
Hide your head in shame
Hate baiters one and all
When there’s no one else to blame
Line em up against the wall
When the bloodshed comes to you
When your loved ones start to fall
Will you have a thought to share?
When people die will you care?
