The Sprawling War

This is the harm one man can do
Given a position of power
Pushed into war by Netanyahu
We are in the twilight hour

Egypt enters the sprawling war
Yemen is the bleeding ground
No one knows what’s next in store
The Israelis are unbound

There is no rhyme or reason
To restrain this raging violence
We’ve proclaimed the warring season
Every side must take offense

Across the world the madman rages
With America in the fold
It spreads and sprawls in stages
It seems Putin is growing bold

And Trump is playing Dangerfield 1Comedian Rodney Dangerfield
He is getting no respect
With all the weapons he could wield
At best he feels neglect

It seems the wars will never end
But certainly they must
Peace is coming round the bend
Let’s rebuild a sense of trust

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    Comedian Rodney Dangerfield ↩︎
Jack Random is the author of Ghost Dance Insurrection, Wasichu, Number Nine, A Patriot Dirge, Pawns to Players, Hard Times, The Jazzman Chronicles and Seven Books of Poetry (Crow Dog Press). Read other articles by Jack, or visit Jack's website.