World War 3

by Poet on the Piano   Jan 4, 2020


I can't sleep at night
with a warmonger
in office

I can't sleep
when everything
is propaganda for a war
that lines the pockets
of politicians

I can't sleep
knowing that a country
seven thousand miles away
will wake with the same fears

but Papa's told us
they're our enemies

the news tells us
we must bomb them
before they obliterate us

I don't believe the lies

I don't believe the reasons
for escalating violence

I can't sleep
when there is no peace
in the Middle East

Greed is a monster
that can never be satisfied

I can't sleep
yet
the coffee will brew
at 6 AM

the birds will sing
their sweet arias

and the rich will
continue to wage wars

none of us
ever wanted

-
"When the rich wage war, it's the poor who die."
#NoWarOnIran

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  • 4 years ago

    by Everlasting

    :(
    Mee too just like Ben, I feel your pain and frustration

  • 4 years ago

    by Ben Pickard

    I do not think the General was a good man, but the problem is, I don't think Trump is either. No matter how I try to justify his killing, something feels off about it. I cannot believe that in this instance - in this terribly fragile time - it was the right move. Also, it may be a stupidly cynical thing for me to even contemplate, but there is an election to win after all, and surely this is the kind of reckless move that would appeal to so many of Trump's supporters. However, I am aware that there were other entirely 'innocent' reasons behind the assassination too...
    Really well expressed, MA; I genuinely feel your pain and frustration.

    • 4 years ago

      by Poet on the Piano

      Thanks, Ben. It's tough because I don't think anyone here is denying the fact that the General was evil and did evil things, but it's the way that I believe we provoke and chose to escalate... that is what is bringing that uneasiness. I'm reading figures that in the past 15 years or so, there has been over 2 million Iraqi deaths. And we're endangering over three thousand of our own troops now. Which again, I don't feel like American lives should be important than others. It's just the reality of lives being expendable, no matter who you are, this is involvement for questionable reasons. (And yep, I've seen the same concern and I wouldn't put it past him to be reckless and do this for ulterior motives like the election).

      I also think it goes beyond distaste or frustration toward this administration, which many of us have anger about, and rightfully so, but realization that presidents before this one have intervened as well and it wasn't okay then either. I think many of us in our 20s, at least in my local community, are understanding what this means and becoming more vocal. Someone on reddit was mentioning that those overseas who are in their 20s probably knew nothing but war, air strikes, etc. I'm sure there are countless civilians there who don't want this at all, because they've already seen enough destruction, yet it is propaganda here that this is taking a necessary precaution.

      There's a day of action peace rally at my city's courthouse today, so hopefully there is a nice turnout. We're lucky to have some really neat activist organizations here working along with the Veterans for Peace group.

    • 4 years ago

      by Ben Pickard

      I wish I could praise your response to my comment, MA. If the world was full of more minds like yours...

  • 4 years ago

    by prasanna

    relevant video: https://twitter.com/Chasedogman/status/1212975935403810816?s=20

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