THOAS IN TAURIS

A small country   a shoreline
strewn with wreckage of their boats
and bodies   bodies   bodies

Despite all our appeasements,
troubles multiply. The screens
on our trading floors turn red,

our currency is tanking,
and war is now a real threat;
the people are out for blood.

Clearly, we need a smarter
branding for the sacrifice:
Us or Them, something like that.

We need to send a message:
we feel your pain, but these are
difficult times. There are bills

to be paid, mouths to be fed
here also. For Heaven’s sake,
we try to ease your passage

but our freedoms must come first.
Please understand: life is brief
and brutal. Get over it.

A small country   a shoreline
strewn with wreckage of our boats
and bodies   bodies   bodies