Casus Belli

In money we believe. In superstition we trust. Fill the offering basket And present yourself for duty. Preach fire to your Facebook choir And get your social media fix With sacramental podcasts and tweets From the pantheon of agitprop. Videotape your obsessions For anonymous voyeurs’ delight. Let Tik Tok compel your attention As your mind fills the void it deserves. Arouse your conspiracy’s fervor On the way to gaining likes and shares, While the women and the children Fall in on the refugee trail. Soon your ego’s grown bloated Like those dead army mules Lying by the side of the road In a war correspondent’s photo. If your house gets egged On the first day of war, You can expect that escalation Is just a hand grenade away.