Thanksgiving

Over here, we say our thanks
Over there, we send our tanks
Over here, it's Thanksgiving
Over there, it's time for grieving

Over here, we say our grace
While our drones invade their space
We bow our heads to pray for peace
And the safe return of our troops
Over there, some children might leave
For school and may never return

Over here, we hug and give flowers
While they get missile showers
We toast, we laugh and dig into dinner
Overindulging, the more the better
Over there, they can't bake the bread
No wood, no fire, children won't be fed

Over here, we say our thanks
Over there, we send our tanks
Over here, it's Thanksgiving
Over there, it's time for grieving

Over here it's the best time we've had
We kiss and hug, we say goodbye
Over there they bury the dead,
Pray and hope to survive another night

Have any minds and hearts been won
Since we started launching our drones?
And have the last ten years of mayhem
Made us any safer in the year 2011?

Over here, we say our thanks
Over there, we send our tanks
Over here, it's Thanksgiving
Over there, it's time for grieving

Thanksgiving 2011