this blood and guts
that spills over the floor
at seven each evening
watching the russian pharisee
light a candle, cross himself
while thousands suffer
bleed to death or maimed for life
at his command
still others bomb and starve
whole nations scapegoating
till it makes one puke
oh give me the sheep and dog
bringing light relief afterwards
to restore the heart to an easy beat
and let us be forgiven for our
inability to stop the raging infernos....