Mourning Again in America
“I could never throw roses to Hitler” * Or shake Henry Kissinger’s hand Or embrace a place whose bombs leave children Bleeding to death in the sand. I could never make nice to Dick Cheney That merchant of torture and death Or Putin, Duterte or Erdogan All killers with foul lying breath. I don’t want a trumped-up country With freedom and justice for some Where bankers and brokers are royalty And everyone else is scum. I can’t bear to pledge allegiance To a bozo who puts people down If they’re poor or gay or disabled Female, black or brown. And I loathe all career politicians Those corporate government clowns If elections don’t pry them off the trough We should boot their butts out of town* Mormon Tabernacle Choir singer Jan Chamberlain, on declining to sing at Donald Trump’s inauguration
(Quelle: James McEnteer bei Counterpunch)