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the Cold War overshadowed much of my childhood
fear was latched and hooked onto everyday things
it was the Reds they said would do us harm
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it went on through my teenage years too
that continuous threat the nuclear arsenals posed
the bombers of all sides armed, ready to go
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submarines lurked in the oceans depths
then Cruise missiles came a late addition.
something changed something called détente
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but the wars continued they just found a way
around that inconvenience it was simple
they stopped calling them wars
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but now they’ve all caught amnesia
and fear is spreading everywhere
politicians can’t seem to help themselve
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ladling fear whenever they can
it’s an all too obvious strategy
while the dismantling goes on
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of Education, the National Health Service,
Social Care and so much more
it’s easy to spot the distraction of fear
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while the narrow men shout watch for the reds
but meanwhile get into the Chinese bed
there is a collective amnesia at large
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and we have real reason to be afraid of that
soon we’ll hear the justification for war
soon we’ll hear the need for boots on the ground
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in whatever land is decided by the narrow men
and the ramping up of the war of words
to justify, bamboozle and hoodwink
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that the actual threat is their stupidity
and we’ll be living in that fear time again.
meanwhile the rich get richer
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and nothing has been learned
nothing has changed the narrow men
not even their history degrees.
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©robcullen2018
