sure as shit

a war resolution
from congress or duma
will heap unforeseen tragedy
on every red-blooded young body
thinking that it's time for them to
answer the call
of iraq syria ukraine

the decapitators & zealots

will cheer them on
cashing in another bank note
for a new facebook page
of surface-to-air missiles

what good is a nation or caliphate

if you can't grease
the machinery of private profit

eugene victor debs knew the score
     look him up

all blood flows downhill

the rain turns red
like the desert

--- e b bortz

(published in opednews.com, March 16, 2015)