THUGS COME MARCHING IN

Left to their
own devices
the thugs
are always problematic
their power though
is limited

but when Mr. Big
gives them
money
and face time
on TV
they gain
undue influence

The thugs attract
other sad characters,
likely deeply wounded
when young,
need to
take revenge
on someone

or the bullies
just do it for cash
egos fanned
by ideological
contamination

The thugs are
at work
in many places now

mercenaries
like the ones
the CIA
planted in Ukraine
directing their
ops
against those
near a certain
border

Our 'friends'
in Gaza,
better to call them
partners
in crime,
are testing
the tactics and
weapons of the
future...

They drain our budgets
and we still vote
for them
frozen by fear
witnessing our own
fleecing
and
demise