Poetry by Bob Atkinson
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Poetry by Bob Atkinson
7h ago
Tools of Fools
Germany 1933
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Idiot Leadership
all my life I wondered
how could they have gone so wrong
as to incorporate a mass destruction
of people led by nose
a government taken over
by Zealots in a stream
moved to destruction
by leaders harsh, mean
did those people have a choice
were their hearts in a bad place
or were they manipulated by process
media, a government soon disgraced
many millions killed and harmed
cities destroyed by terror bombs
fires meant to kill children
an echo of life’s dawn
and today we feel those processes
repeated in our eyes
absurd actions of ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
3d ago
“A SOLDIER TO THE FRONT” - by - Bob Atkinson
“A SOLDIER TO THE FRONT”
(paraphrasing Fare Thee Well Enniskillen, an Irish Folk Song)
© 2007 Bob Atkinson
Iraq War
A BEAUTIFUL WOMAN
KNOWN QUITE WELL
IN ALL THE RIGHT CIRCLES
A TRUE SOUTHERN BELLE
SHE DROVE THROUGH PARADE GROUNDS
HER PORSCHE WAS TOPLESS
SUCH A FINE LOOKING WOMAN
NO ONE WOULD STOP HER
THE SOLDIERS SHE ADMIRED
SO PRIM AND SO PROPER
IN MANLY ATTIRE
UNIFORMS SPOTLESS
SHE SAW THEM SHARP
THEIR CARBINES DID MOVE
SWIFTLY TOGETHER
LED BY THEIR BOOTS
THEIR CHINS UP HIGH
THEIR PRIDE SHOWING THROUGH
AS THEY MARCHED TO THE CADENCE ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
3d ago
U.S. the Axis of Evil
©2024 Bob Atkinson
U.S.A.
don’t know how this passes
their feelings of guilt
in manipulating conduct
toward an evil sort of fit
U.S. Military Bases
1,000 military bases
stretched all over this world
to fight enemies created
for support of budgets bold
Choosing Militancy or Peace
swords more important
than butter for our people
create enemies to fight
then losing to these weekly
find here a lack of logic
nothing rightful in my mind
can’t find decent purpose
in this evil inter twined
a twisted form of operations
which make us the laughing stock
of a world destined for ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
5d ago
Gallegos the War Criminal
©2024 Bob Atkinson
War Criminal Gallegos
Anyone who brags about
illegal acts in an illegal war
should be shamed in due course
as violence we all abhor
cannot understand
how this seen in any way honorable
when declared for posterity
as criminal activity by our cause
Al Jazeera
Gallegos put on a uniform
Marines, I think he was
in a criminal war court held
a million killed, more harmed
our president a fugitive
from justice in this world
same as Butcher Biden
in these times of carnage large
not legal, not moral, not something
we should ever do
no honor in our milit ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
5d ago
Save the Children
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Al Jazeera
sometimes my stomach turns
when viewing actions of
a rogue species on Earth
who our children they do not love
Baby Killers
children in their innocence
don’t belong to one great cause
they belong to everyone
while in their parent’s charge
Al Jazeer
children don’t fight wars
they live only to discover
what and who stand for destruction
over one another
Al Jazeera
how can one justify
war on those whom we love
our little adults meant for us
to cradle, that’s our charge
Unarmed 9 year old shot dead
I cry at seeing such abuse
terror for these litt ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1w ago
Side of Right (Not)
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Good vs Evil
I grew up in my youth
with firm faith in our good
something I’d not question
in back of my mind, a tool
I took all those stories
bombing with two nuke strikes
civilians in Japan
Nuking Japanese Civilians
thought we were side of right
Dresden was a German cultural center
had no military value,
we just ran out of targets
firebombing cities
by that Curtis LeMay
in Germany and Japan
was merely our good way
then showing China and Korea
we needed them as vassals
killing in that war we did
again outside our morals
a war we didn’t win
but ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1w ago
Of Leadership Devoid
©2024 Bob Atkinson
Leadership
I hear of violence imparted
slapping of women without remorse
on the streets of New York City
how could this have gotten started
Trash Person
how could we raise our children
to grow callous in their rage
having no sense of decency
or thoughts of a better page
symptom of decadence
devoid of modern culture
expression given to our world
sophistication departed
Baby Killers
but then 15,000 children
get bombed by governments
(ours and theirs)
how could we allow such devious
leaders in our quest
Utopia
quest for Utopian dreams
where everyone g ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1w ago
Send Them Your Heart
©2023 Bob Atkinson
Al Jazeera
“….send them your heart, so they know that someone cares ….”
“Send them your heart”
words with feelings strong
saying we don’t condone murder
of children of the dawn
Love
children destined to be scholars
or doctors with a heart
to give themselves their efforts
without sanctions from the dark
dark side of humanity
trading lives for land
land stolen because of
their pure falseness of stand
how could some folks profess
under their God’s blessing
to bomb those defenseless
guilt enormous in this messing
messing with morality
of a species thoug ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1w ago
You Get Clowns in Charge
You Get a Circus
(Ralph)
©2023 Bob Atkinson
Circus
heard this statement today
my whole body shook, real strange
true statement codified
by someone with some brains
fits our world of decay
stopping this, no way
lost our simple direction
only have introspection
we know who they are
they tell us they stand good
yet we know whatever they say
carries lies mostly absurd
I cry for those lost lives
caused by a military devised
to expand power of the dumb
hurting people, life, not fun
I look for compassion
don’t see much of that
take me to another world
where sanity ..read more
Poetry by Bob Atkinson
1w ago
U.S.A. For Africa We Are the World
U.S.A. for Africa We Are the World
- by - Michael Jackson and Lionel Richie
There is a time when we should hear the certain calls
'Cause the world it seems it's right in this line
'Cause there's a chance for taking in needing our own lives
It seems we need nothing at all
I used to feel I should give away my heart
And it shows that fear of needing them
Then I read the headlines and it said they're dying there
And it shows that we must heed instead
We are the world
We are the children
We are the ones who make a brighter day
So let's start giving
There's a ch ..read more