We Started a New War

We started a new war, the hawks and I.
Let’s get some 747 with weapons up in the sky.
Our aces are ready to spit in the enemies’ eye.
Come on said Grandpa. It is do or die!

But gramps I argued, there is no world war three.
We need one he said, “forever a hawk I shall be.”
He showed me his guns and he gave me an odd tee-hee-hee.
His wife tried to refocus his direction with chamomile tea.

He has all the guys at the Legion Hall stirred up too.
She said to me, and I do not know what to do.
Grandma, I feel for you, I said. I have no advice for you.
The last thing I knew he had shot up the museum and the zoo.
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Wolf Avatar
April 25, 2023 at 8:13 PM
Sounds like gramps is actually on about WW30 or WW40 by now. How many places has he shot up?! Give him a shot of whiskey next time. Maybe two.
Krutsinger Avatar
April 26, 2023 at 12:21 AM
Maybe 10
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