We should have known
Poised, ready to pounce
Shocked by the audacity
Grieved by the brutality
This living room war
This you tube terror
These people like us
All we do is discuss
As we watch at a safe distance.
Every night bloody bodies
Scores, hundreds, thousands
Soldiers, mothers, children
Why kill even one?
Leaving everything
Livelihood, home, husband
Land, father, and mother
Bag in one hand, child in the other
As we watch at a safe distance.
No one laughing at the comedian
Bravely leading from the front
Superpower, moving slowly
Don’t dare provoke the bully
Will the dictator win?
Former glory, more territory
Who’s the next conquest?
Remember this urgent request
As we watch at a safe distance.
Mutually assured destruction
Still a deterrent?
Given a planet to enjoy
Still, we find ways to destroy
There is no safe distance.
