The World Order

Betrayals have a way of succeeding at first,
Until the betrayed have the courage to stand
Together against the betrayer. There is always a
Risk when weapons are involved, and the men
With the deadliest weapons are those with the
Most unpredictable and damaged minds.

It’s time to stop speaking figuratively.

When we marched against nuclear weapons, we
Already and always knew there was not just
One enemy, and that the West was as culpable
As the East, as Asia, as all the war mongers
Who learned nothing from World War II except to
Postpone and hide their real ambitions. All
Of them are imperialist dictators and chancers.
And no-one listened, and our protests continued
Ignored and diminished and starved of the
Oxygen of public awareness. So the world slept.

Where does kindness go when tyrants breathe?

And now the US threatens Europe,
And Russia threatens Europe,
And China threatens Taiwan,
And Israel threatens everyone,
And the US threatens South America,
And Europe threatens itself.

We can no longer know if the jets above are friends or foe.

The world order remains as it always was.
The rich against the poor. It’s never changed.
We try to resist.

R 06/01/2026 16:37 Norwich