Security
More guns, bigger bombs, longer range missiles,
Thicker armour, smarter drones, firm allies,
Control of the land, the oceans, the skies,
Compliant nation of bellumophiles,
A leader blessed with infallibility,
Martialled prelates to assure the laity
That they have conscripted the deity;
Add political instability.
Meanwhile the bottom-liners try to gauge
Where the rarest rare earth minerals lie,
The cost/benefit of those who will die
And the profits to be made from carnage.
Behind rhetoric, where’s the surety?
Only real change can secure security.
D. A.