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I never liked reading poetry all that much, but did enjoy writing it for a brief amount of time. This is a collection of those poems and hopefully will include some yet to be written.

Tuesday, March 04, 2003

No POW

Plans for rebuilding a country we have not yet destroyed
but you know our sights are set
Trouble convincing others as our troops are deployed
Not much backing as of yet
and our people are not rallying behind president Bush
so he says "go buy duct tape" to give us a scare
then back to the Security Council to give war a push
with his butt-buddy Brit Prime Minister Tony Blair
Others realize that Iraq wasn't involved in the events of September
while Powell tries to convince them so
but we even lack support of the permanent members
with veto power in the UN Security Council
Nothing to lose, but still opposed is Zemin
and we're growing impatient with president Jacques Chirac
Siding with the French is Vladimir Putin
so we push for the non-permanents to go pro bloc
And these efforts aren't all in vain
even with some "allies" calling our bluff
We've got Jose Maria Aznar of Spain
and Bulgaria's Georgi Purvanov
We'll most likely convince Vicente Fox of Mexico
but we're losing our grip on Lagos of Chile
and it will be rough getting Angola's dos Santos
also former French colony Guineau's president Conte
Pakistan is turning toward abstaining
while France has earned friendship with Cameroon
Syria and Germany also opposed to our reigning
and our leader makes plans to take over the moon
How much is an American soldier's life worth?
Or an innocent Iraqi life for that matter?
Going against the majority of people on Earth
to make the American ego grow fatter?
Anti-American I'm called with a disturbing stare
I can't help but wonder, why?
Because I don't back a war that's completely unfair?
And I don't want hundreds of thousands of people to die?
I care about the people who live in this place
but I care about others as well
all over the world, regardless of race
breaking free from this imposed mind cell

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