My country, ’tis of–WHATTTT??!
Are we REALLY demanding an apology
From the President of Ukraine
After trying to shake him down
For half the mineral resources
Of his COUNTRY
In return for our support??
Haven’t we acted in bad faith
By acting like a Mob protection racket
When the real issue,
The crucial issue,
Is STOPPING THE AGGRESSION
Of the Putinistas?
An apology is in order, all right.
But since it is unlikely to come
From a pair of bullyboy draft-dodgers,
It will come from me.
I, Gary Bowers, Citizen
Of the United States of America,
Apologize on behalf of my wayward country
For unfair stances taken and acts performed
Since late January of this year, including,
But not limited to,
Our in-progress betrayal of Ukraine
And our NATO allies
For the sake of appeasing
The rapacious, murderous despot,
Vladimir Putin,
And his minions and ilk.
I acknowledge that the agenda
Of America’s current leaders
Is beyond shameful.
I pray that the United States of America
Of 2025
Does not sink further into its descent
Into unmistakable similarity
To Third Reich Germany
Of the 20th Century.
Sincerely,
Gary Bowers
Citizen of the United States of America
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