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If it be lunatics rule half this world
And power mad despots tread where they please 
If tyrant’s fists raised, leave no toe uncurled
And civilised nations fail to appease

If Reds share handshakes to serve malign ends
And kooks with nukes make many spines shiver
If despots trade ICBMs with friends
And NATO’s one voice betrays a quiver

If hospitals shield a terror downstairs
And each side seeks resolution in war
If one hostage freed, frees twenty of theirs
And war will be war like no war before

If all this be so then are we not done
And should we concede; the countdown’s begun

Copyright © Terry Flood | Year Posted 2024

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Jan Allison Date: 11/8/2024 4:25:00 AM well penned Terry, with terump in power and shaking hands with other "power mad despots" I worry for the state of the whole world. hugs Jan xx Login to Reply Terry Flood Date: 11/8/2024 3:12:00 PM Thanks, Jan. As I said to Tom, below. Maybe when you have a lunatic to deal with, what you need… is another lunatic. Only time will tell.

Lin Lane Date: 11/8/2024 1:08:00 AM I read your lines twice and each time I found myself thinking you certainly have your finger on the pulse of the way things are falling apart in the world. World powers include Putin, Jung Ung, and now Trump. All power hungry ego maniacs with fat fingers far too near that button. "Kooks with nukes." We concede nothing... the fat lady isn't singing. Login to Reply Terry Flood Date: 11/8/2024 2:22:00 AM Thank you, Lin. I only hope Trump continues full support for Ukraine. If Putin wins there… I doubt he’ll put his feet up.

Tom Cunningham Date: 11/7/2024 10:07:00 PM You captured the state of the world as it is now Terry , just imagine if the civilised nations did not have a nuclear arsenal.. I think Ukraine regrets giving up their's. If it happens I hope it's quick, who'd want to live in a nuclear wasteland. Tom Login to Reply Terry Flood Date: 11/8/2024 2:19:00 AM I actually wrote this in rhyming couplets. But Google was vague as to whether that constituted a sonnet… so I stirred it up a bit. Glad it still worked. I’m no fan of Trump but I find myself wondering whether the best person to deal with lunatics… is another lunatic!