EAST TIMOR By Tom Jensen
Amidst this endless
and senseless violence
The one thing
that I despise most
Are the swords that
were swung in silence
For when futile
becomes resistance
The bloody few who are left
Look to us
for some assistance
But it's by our weapons
That their blood is spilled
When you're wiping out poverty
Sometimes it's just cheaper to kill
So we justify we need a place
For our new submarine base
Since our economy is tanking
Why let good weapons
go to waste?
Sell them to Indonesia
And everybody wins
At least those with a voice
Amplified by
propagandist spin
I'm getting angry
unhappy
If I start crying
please slap me
Slap this frown
right off of my face
As you see I'm in
a delicate state
Been like this
for years
How long
will they have to wait?
When the media
is your ally
You can hide a genocide
Started back before 1975
Hundreds of thousands
have lost their lives
Amidst this endless
and senseless violence
The one thing
that I despise most
Are the swords that
were swung...in silence