home Poem List next poem European Fragmentation Germany, France and Belgium hesitate While Turkey becomes concerned about time Iraq's attack, it's said, may just not wait Nato must now prepare for future's crime Fragmentations in Nato wills proceed As political correctness insists On letting incompetence choose to feed Attempts to solve a problem that persists Cloaks of fear, cast off, expose bravado Weak peoples aggress with constant vengence Factionalizing allies of credo Civilization finds no recompense Dying reason evokes fatal choices System thought forbodes economic breakdown Because such thought affects last time voices Which occur just before states fall and drown Allies hewn from war withhold assistance Because they see living space sought after By others proferring fates attendance For reasons unseen by hopes own drafter Our alliances question there own needs Once trusted friends stand far from our vision Impetuous wills an act that impedes Resulting in negligent's decision (c)ERA 09:44 PM 2/10/03