Saigon Times
Why have we not opened our heart borders to the truly desperate,
To the men and women of Afghanistan
Who've fought long and hard for basic human rights,
Now we're leaving them behind in the shadows of wicked knives.
We've known for some time that Kabul would fall.
So why haven't we emptied our embassy yet?
Have we forgotten the hard lesson from Hillary's Benghazi?
Again, we've tried in jest to lipstick the bride of Frankenstein.
In vain we tried making her into a runway model.
The devil wins yet again.
Joe, if you have one last flicker of light left.
Don't leave our loyal friends and war dogs behind.
Like we did back in those bloody Saigon times.
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