Politics Past Ghosts Present Political Policies Recycles Poem by Terence George Craddock

politics
that was
no longer is
past spent

recycles
resurfaces
reimposes

ambitions
claims
of past eras

pattern relates
to recipe politics
now

armies increased
weapons updated
propaganda explosions

will be
formula for
profit politics
tomorrow

will be formula
for shake down
deals tomorrow

will be formula
for redistribution
of seized resources

will be formula
for elite possession
of global wealth

simple recipe
lend wealth
interest applied

to both sides in conflict
back both sides in conflict
profit from both sides in conflict

back both all sides
a sure winner guaranteed
who cares who wins

who cares what the butcher's bill will be?
who cares how many young men lose limbs lives?
who cares how many civilians in terror lose lives?

Just merrily
sell war
to public...

Just merrily
sell media justified
war to public...

Just merrily
watch profits mount
mountains of money roll in...

an acquisition
system effective
historically brutal

war is an effective method
of appropriating another countries
people wealth resources

invasion abrupt brutal lays
claim to all taken decisive brutal
a lovely last resort diplomacy

by other means
when intimidation
extortion fails

strip invaded country
bare then sudden swift
move on selected next

sitting duck asset
country to profit
war invade strip

while the world watches
awaits elite invasions
upon new fat plump duck

we peacemaker enlightened
hoped a few souls might
join us in cause cosmic peace

but Biddinites Putinites
kicked peace in balls
beat peace to death with

bombardments of war calls
media justified war calls
in a new war war war swift

withdraw sly from Afghanistan
to prepare for new war Ukraine
in circle loop more war war war


Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
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