World War Three

WORLD WAR THREE Yes, the noise is all about planes and tanks Frontline hardware, as was always the case But in reality, it’s cheaper timely innovation It’s the third world war – of disinformation The human story, a soldier’s strained face But the backroom boys may get little thanks There will be coverage of both side’s forces With systems operators hacking crucial sites And coming up fast from the rear, is A.I And self-navigating drones flown just to spy The treasure is in destroying more terabytes Less about military, it’s intelligence sources There will always be gunfire and casualties It is expected, featuring well on TV news But when national I.T systems are failing The public response is much angry wailing There won’t ever be enough repair crews One then looks internally for the hostilities There will of course, be many who’ll die But a designer virus will be more extensive Power supply probably the first to stumble Then healthcare, while politicians fumble And all along, modern war is less expensive Yet with constant naivete, we wonder why