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Poem for the appeaser

 

Poem for the appeaser

 

It’s okay to let the bad guy win

if the guy has a thing you want

to trade - this is how the West

was won - ignorance of newly


dead - sign the paper, wave it high -

this is how the losers get to die -

an agreement is safe and lawful

if the liars never lie; for on good


TV the act of being king is king,

not the thing in itself, or being as

being - there’s only what we see

now, not even that when blinded


by defiance of decency; Munich

used to be the name for giving in

to the enemy side – replaced

in our time by televised Gethsemane


showing how power picks insane

channels in which to defenestrate

the weak, the dutiful, fighting true,

even when other states are truly sick.

 

London, March 1, 2025

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riktika said…
This poem delivers a sharp and unflinching critique, weaving history and modern power struggles into a chilling reflection on appeasement. The layered allusions and rhythmic urgency make it both thought-provoking and unsettling.
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