They say we are at war
but if this were a war
we have left our soldiers
without bullets and combat boots
if this were a war
we have left our airmen
without bombs and jet fuel
if this were a war
we have left our sailors adrift
without so much as a compass.
That say we are at war
but if this were a war
and those fighting it
were this ill equipped
there wouldn’t be so many
innocent people dying.
They say we are at war
against an invisible enemy
but scientists can see it
and doctors can see it
and what they see is a virus
not an enemy.
They say we are at war
but war is a terrible analogy
though if you look
you can clearly see
a direct correlation
between the mountains money
we spend killing people
and the bread crumbs left over
to heal them
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