Instant Poetry - 'Trump's New War'

Inspired by Bruce Springsteen's Dylanesque protest song 'Streets of Minneapolis,' I thought I'd throw an an environmental slant on the latest horror show from the Middle East. The image is of an E.P. I released under the name of 'Adam Colton and Teresa Colton' (although this was a solo effort). Please seek out our music on your favourite online provider if curious...

Lots of explosions filling the air,

More refugees, but does anyone care?

Houses blown up, plumes fill the sky,

Does anyone ever stop to ask why?

Remember when Trump said to Zelensky,

‘You’re gambling [around] with World War Three?’

But his Nobel Peace Prize chances are blown,

So now he’s embarked on a war of his own.

For years we’ve been trying to stop climate change,

Meanwhile our ‘great’ leaders, they still act the same,

We turn off lights, while they fill the skies,

With non-stop explosions, this cannot be wise!

Trump hopes that Putin will be a good mate,

If he finds his country a 51^st state,

Canada, Greenland or Gaza will do,

He’s trying to look big to impress you-know-who –

No money for healthcare or helping the poor,

But billions of dollars to start a new war,

And don’t disagree with him, ‘cause he’s got ‘ICE,’

And they’ve all got guns and they’re not very nice!

When COVID hit hard, we all had to change,

But everything then got put back just the same,

Was that our last chance to cut down emissions?

Instead our world leaders took warring positions.

So don’t blame the people who’ve had their homes burned,

It seems that humanity still hasn’t learned,

But when the tides rise and the crops die away,

Trump and his mates will still be OK.