They & We
THEY are belligerent, perfidious.
Whereas, WE are civilised, trustworthy,
Favouring an open society,
Which is why THEY connive to confound us,
Fashioning munitions, missiles and drones
To advance their ambitious aggression,
Engineering international tension;
Hostility’s the marrow in their bones.
It’s only to keep our borders secure
WE maintain peace with military might,
Only slaughter when WE decide it’s right
To do so, certain our motives are pure.
But, who are THEY? Who WE? It’s surely clear
There’ll be neither once borders disappear.
D. A.