GWB America

if these terrible times had not come
you might not have thought
about future careers in the oil business for your young.

if these terrible times had not come
you might have wilted from the mental pressure
that exhaustion of our global natural wealth
and not just ours– our friends who wear fur
or floral patterns–
is going to bring. it’s tough for the world to sleep
when it’s that tired.

if these terrible times had not come
you might have contemplated your evil spirit
and saught refuge in any sanctuary nearby to
shoosh him out.

if these terrible times had not come
it could have been a nuclear travesty
the way atom bombs explode in deserts?
yes, that’s what I’m talking about. except in your head.

see, if these terrible times had not come
you might have learned to live quite normally
under the circumstances.
the wasted minds and intellect of six billion, however
is an awful lot for one conscience to bare.