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THEY HAVE THE MEKONG

 

They have the Mekong

We have the Mississippi

Imagine a super power above us

Bombing, defoliating, de-foresting, killing

Every living thing

In an effort to stop the war

That our government funds

            We would probably raise the old argument –

            Taxation without representation –

            Why bomb us

            If you are not directly involved?

            The Chinese left after a thousand years

            The French left after a hundred.

            Mongols from the north . . .

            All fled the Delta

            Down in Viet Nam

            Where everything grows

            Including fierce independence –

            Now a thriving state

            While our blowhards in Congress

            And the ghost in the beige house

            Mouth speeches written by committee

            And then answer no questions

            From the Penitentiary Press

            Held captive in a room

            With a camera recording their consent

            To being ruled by buffoons

            Not quite qualified

            For the baboon exhibit at the zoo

            And yet spend they do

            Exorbitant fruits and nuts and military soup

            For the primates in suits                                                                   211202.1