1994

ticker tape tin soldier

and bobby blue

come with a gun for you

reinforcing old violence

just as a reminder

so you know who your superiors are

old men in moth-eaten gowns

fighting to be relevant

with moth-eaten frowns

and a wagging finger

old crocodile reminiscent

and the new kids

fighting an old war

their parents once fought for

but abandoned in the name of comfort

a disingenuous compromise

ring a ring o’protest

pockets full of unrest

click-bang. click-bang.

we all fall down

-o0o-

"Peace without Justice is Tyranny."
~William Allen White