WAR Poem: The stupidity of politics, by Ashley Bancroft

Political division,
The war of whose rights matter more.
Or as it’s so often referenced,
Right vs left.

Whose lies are we instructed to swallow
for the next 4 years?

Safer borders or better economy,
Restrict immigration or restrict use of
pronouns,
Which is more logical?

“Pronouns aren’t up for debate” – they say
So why are so many young trans people killing
themselves?

But no – “Pronouns are the issue.”
Meanwhile, planes take off – carrying
deportees back to starvation,
back to the wars we sold them.

“Logic,” they insist,
as the bodies pile up on either side.