A Poem for Gaza

Shireen she was a martyr

She died for our sins

Some people want the dirt so bad

That’s how it all begins

One side says to the other

I need what you got

If you don’t give it up

I’ll shoot you on the spot

If we don’t learn nothin’

We will never stop the rain

If we don’t do nothin’

It’ll come around again

And so I must ask you

Which side are you on?

Chip Burns 11/16/23

Author: Scott Horton

Scott Horton is editorial director of Antiwar.com, director of the Libertarian Institute, host of Antiwar Radio on Pacifica, 90.7 FM KPFK in Los Angeles, California and podcasts the Scott Horton Show from ScottHorton.org. He’s the author of the 2017 book, Fool’s Errand: Time to End the War in Afghanistan and editor of The Great Ron Paul: The Scott Horton Show Interviews 2004–2019. He’s conducted more than 5,000 interviews since 2003. Scott lives in Austin, Texas with his wife, investigative reporter Larisa Alexandrovna Horton. He is a fan of, but no relation to the lawyer from Harper’s. Scott’s Twitter, YouTube, Patreon.

7 thoughts on “A Poem for Gaza”

  1. Chip Burns has a skill I always wanted, but could never achieve. Thanks for sharing Mr.Horton. I am wired differently and enjoy what I do.

    Dec 25, 2023 Pro-Palestine activists at Dutch mall encourage shoppers to “stop shopping while bombs are dropping”

    “We invite you to stop shopping, while the bombs are dropping…” Pro-Palestine activists at Dutch mall De Bijenkorf encourage shoppers in the Netherlands to rethink buying products from brands associated with the Gaza brutalities.

    https://youtu.be/a7lOV8QCd-0?si=CemBHKEPUsvKuT_x

    1. I have to get me one of those hats Gary! Totally cool! You look like a true cowboy! Excellent post! Excellent! PEACE! That would make an excellent bumper sticker!

  2. A god in wrath
    Was beating a man;
    He cuffed him loudly
    With thunderous blows
    That rang and rolled over the earth.
    All people came running.
    The man screamed and struggled,
    And bit madly at the feet of the god.
    The people cried,
    “Ah, what a wicked man!”
    And —
    “Ah, what a redoubtable god!”

    Stephen Crane was more of a prophet than poet.

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