when uncle sam appears - poem
Think long and hard when Good Ol' Uncle Sam appears
Knock! Knock! Knock!
Uncle Sam is at the door,
hand extended for collaboration.
KNOCK! KNOCK! KNOCK!
He wants peace, just let him in!
Just meet him at the table.
Hear him out, be polite.
Nothing can go wrong.
A proposal,
nothing more!
What could be the harm?
THUD THUD THUD THUD
What’s wrong?
Why are you making him wait?
This is so rude, how dare you?
Where are your manners?
Do you know what happens to those
who stand in attempt to defy him?
RRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR
Drones? What drones?
Oh those?
Those will keep everyone safe.
Scanning faces,
Hunting terrorists,
Nevermind the racist bias.
After all, a few lives have to be sacrificed,
To maintain the social order.
CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH CRUNCH
The soldiers?
Don’t mind them,
They’re just here to keep
The Peace.
Some help to track and
Detain the violent criminals
Running rampant in the cities.
PAPPAP PAPPAPPAP PAPPAP PAP
Self-defense, don’t you know,
Against the threatening dictator
But don’t you worry,
Good Ol’ Uncle Sam has this well in hand.
A new leader he approves of,
Unwavering support!
Military to keep the threats at bay.
All he asks for in return, all he wanted from the start?
Your oil,
Your minerals,
Your land,
And all the power in his hands.
BANG! BANG! BANG! BANG!
What a tragedy!
Such a shame!
How could such things be let to pass?
If you had simply given in,
None of this would have happened.
So much senseless violence, tsk.
A shame, truly, may God bless.
Thoughts and prayers, thoughts and prayers.
Our hearts go out to yours.
A pity, truly, the blood you have now on your hands.
So think long and hard when Uncle Sam appears.