Friday, April 3, 2015

Going to War

Yes, we do not have another Iraq “slam dunk”.
I care that people are dying.
I have heard nothing that assures a better tomorrow.
Which enemy do we support?
The bad President, winner of a nonelection,
Or the folks sent into Syria by the other mass murderers?

To whom have we pledged justice?
Who has sanctified our perfect wisdom?
Are the people of the Mideast a shade closer to white
So that we should move beyond our self-defense
Into conflicts that are between brothers,
While showing indifference to Black Africa?

Our footprints are everywhere,
And few lament our departure

When we tire of “saving” the natives.

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