Two Eyes

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Everyone is upset these days
Trump it seems
is being obscene
rude to Ukraine
some say is insane

but really, really?
now it matters?
not a peep about Genocide Joe
thousands of children
dead by bombs signed
by smirking American leaders

One eye is open
the other eye completely closed

What Russia does a little to Ukraine
USA does, times by thousands more
to a people whose land was stolen
silence
		utter silence

Colonialism, you still love it.

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Duke Beaufort

Date: 3/10/2025 6:30:00 PM

Arthur you're on target with this....I had written something with a bit of sarcasm more than a decade ago in response to the hysteria after terrorism surfaced in the US. People refuse to understand how blowback works and how our viciousness ultimately comes back to us. A suicide bomber can kill / Kamakazis did with a thrill / When innocents die / From our bombs on high / It's OK...we missed...so just chill

Maureen McGreavy The Insolent Rib

Date: 3/4/2025 5:26:00 AM

Hear hear. xomo

Arthur Vaso
Date: 3/6/2025 1:35:00 AM

Thank you Maureen, you have no idea how much appreciated.