Embargo Poem by Mason Maestro

Embargo



You were blockading your trade in distraint
You were caught in a cauldron of bans
You felt paralyzed and victimized
You countered your sanctions with demands

While you were towing your line on the borders
Engulfed in fear of the north
Beyond your ports for imports lay
Like empty hands do when stretched forth

To be subject to such an embargo
No oil, no food or arms
There will be no safety in numbers
When you call to sound the alarms

Soon to see the days blighted by darkness
Grounded in a state of isolation
On the fast track to full compliance
While the ivy grows over the nation

So you open the door to your enemies
And ask to wipe the slate clean
But they reaffirmed their stance with the blockade
Your amendments just can’t be seen

Wednesday, May 13, 2015
Topic(s) of this poem: politics
POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
This title goes back to the era of 'A Suicidal Rise', when it was the original title for 'Arms Bazaars'. In 2015, while the special edition re-issue was being worked on, the collection needed an extra piece to be complete. Therefore the title was resurrected and rewritten.
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