'Give Peace a Chance' 55 Years Later

  ~ To the tune of John Lennon and Yoko 
     Ono's 1969 song, 'All We are Saying is
            Give Peace a Chance' ~

 
     Diversity and equity
       Nothing but green energy
    Electric car subsidies    
       All we are saying is
          Give Woke a chance 

     No more homeless in the cities
       With Rent control and hearts that bleed
     Burn the flag and take a knee
       All we are saying is
          Give Woke a chance

     Immigration, aliens
        GOP Jail-ins
     Blame AI for all our failins
        All we are saying is
            Give Woke a chance

      Free Iran and Palestine
         Restaurants all serve free wine
      Doesn’t cost a cent to dine
         All we are saying is 
            Give Woke a chance

      Concentrated union power
         Starting wage, 60 an hour
       50-cent whiskey sours
          All we are saying is
             Give Woke a chance

      Immigration, emigration
         Integration, segregation
      Race-based taxation, caucasian
         All we are saying is
             Give Woke a chance

       Witches and Wiccans
         Muslims and Imams
       Satanists and Atheists
          All we are saying is 
              Give Woke a chance
     
     Zohran Mamdani, Ayala Pressley
        Omar Ilhan, Rashida Tlieb
     Next President - AOC
        All we are saying is
           Give Woke a chance

       All we are saying is
           Give Woke a chance…
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Freie Avatar
August 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The Wolf is prowling, growling, seeking it's feast. With care, unaware, you've awoken the beast. We'll die with the birds, but soar with your words, well, for this cherished moment at least. Your poem is brilliant to the eye, ask not why, just watch the words fly.
Wolf Avatar
August 17, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Well: I love your comment. It's brilliant poetry, Randy. Thank you, sir. ~ Gershon
Etgen-Baker Avatar
July 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
this country spent four years 'giving woke a chance'--nearly destroyed our country. Being 'woke' isn't diversity, its obliteration of American values, pure and simple. Yes, my soap box! :-)
Wolf Avatar
July 22, 2025 at 8:03 PM
I actually think that a little diversity for the sake of diversity is a good thing -- except when it comes to dentists, airline pilots, radiologists, oncologists, engineers, car mechanics, carpenters, architects... Ahem, I take that back. Diversity = Mediocrity!! ~ gw
Rodrigues Avatar
July 21, 2025 at 12:24 PM
For a nation to have a sound mind, it cannot have a free-for-all.
Wolf Avatar
July 22, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Mens sano in corpore sano. ~ Little Caesar
Etgen-Baker Avatar
July 21, 2025 at 4:28 PM
agree
Anaya Avatar
July 21, 2025 at 8:52 AM
All I am saying is give it a break. Lol. Diversity, equity inclusion, sounds like the American melting pot. Give me the opposite and I'll give you musellini! Ball of confusion that's what the world is today, ayhey, can you did it?
Anaya Avatar
July 22, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Oops, you are right, sir
Wolf Avatar
July 22, 2025 at 7:56 PM
I think you meant, 'Can you dig it? ... Like far-out, groovy...
Lawless Avatar
July 21, 2025 at 7:10 AM
We better WAKE the "F" up soon.....hey...the captcha is ...KVN as in "cave in"
Wolf Avatar
July 22, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Well, maybe it's a 'man-cave.' ~ Me, Tarzan
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