Shirley Hawkins Poet Rhyme

One Button Too Many

Putin's finger lingers over the device
That activates the bomb
Against the best advice
He teases with aplomb
Shall I, shan't I
Oh, this is kind of fun
Power Hungry Putin
What have you done?
You are inhuman, a monster, not a man.
Those astute Ukrainians
They threw a spanner in your evil plans.

Who would have thought
An insurrection would last so long.
Has this taught you,
That your plans have all gone wrong.
Can't you see the destruction?
And the carnage you have caused.
Don't you think it's time you started to live by the rules?
Are you losing confidence and afraid of losing power?
In the distance, can you hear the sound of victory?
From the Ukrainians, as they get closer by the hour?
Stop the blackmail and the constant lies
If you press the nuclear button
Everybody dies!

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Gershon Wolf October 22, 2022 at 8:15 PM Stand up to a bully, and he will back down. The onus is on the man in the White House. So far, Putin has taken his pulse, found him lacking, and proceeded accordingly. Remember, he did the same with Obama in 2014 when he took Crimea. Let's get smart and pick a tough, smart foreign-policy candidate for our next President... Of course, first we have to find one... Wishin' and hopin,' gw

Rico Leffanta October 21, 2022 at 11:16 AM Putin is still that kindergarten bully who insists if he can't have what he wants, no one can have it! Sadly, we must wait for Russians to correct their direction. Aloha! Rico Leffanta October 22, 2022 at 11:01 AM Look at the power Congress has surrendered to Trump! Even as Ex-President (which he denies) Members of Congress are still afraid to oppose him! Aloha! Shirley Hawkins October 22, 2022 at 12:22 AM How can one man be given so much power? Rico