The United Nations Veto War Vote Poem by Terence George Craddock

outside the United Nations
building at the back

there is a wonderful
sculpture a man beating
a sword into a ploughshare

it is a myth of course
the United Nations never beats
swords into ploughshares

it is a myth of course
the United Nations
were never united nations

it is a myth of course
the United Nations never establishes
long sought dream world peace

a few powerful dominant countries
have their magic veto vote pass
these countries can veto attempts

to stop any wars
to stop any foreign global wars
to stop any festering wars raging

countries have vested interests
countries have spheres of influence
countries have territorial claims


Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
Copyright © Terence George Craddock