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If We Had Won The War

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Oh, how different, if we had won the war!
There’d be no Nazis in The Whitehouse, that’s for sure
We’d all have homes for heroes, provided by the state
Free healthcare at point of need, without having to wait
Refuge for the needy and the poor
Oh, how different, if we had won the war!

Oh, how different, if we had won the war!
We’d want for nowt, and never need for more
One nation under God
Even if you think that’s odd
And everybody welcome at our shore
Oh, how different, if we had won the war!

Oh, how different, if we had won the war!
Working would never be a chore
We’d all know fair is fair
And billionaires would pay their share
There’d be no Nazis in The Whitehouse, that’s for sure
Oh, how different, if we had won the war!
 

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Steve White

Thu 23rd Jan 2025 08:17

Thanks Hélène, we live in hope.

And thanks Rolph.

Rolph David

Wed 22nd Jan 2025 16:42

Hi Steve,
A powerful and thought-provoking piece!
Thank you for it.

Regards,
Rolph

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Hélène

Wed 22nd Jan 2025 12:46

A solid, well written poem, Steve, with a compelling message (hidden within it's humorous tone). If only...I will never give up on the dream for a world built on fairness and caring for all. It may never arrive, but that will not stop me from hoping.

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Steve White

Wed 22nd Jan 2025 10:13

Thanks Stephen!

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Stephen Gospage

Wed 22nd Jan 2025 08:02

I like the ironic tone of this, Steve. Rueful and regretful we may be, but we have to keep our humour, even in the face of this onslaught.

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Steve White

Tue 21st Jan 2025 18:52

Indeed. Quite funny that Neil Fromage didn't get an invitation.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Tue 21st Jan 2025 17:31

Apologies, Steve; I didn't look at the picture, and missed "One nation under God".
Did you spot Boris J with his head down, like a naughty boy, dodging eye contact with the cameras whilst Trump was whipping up the anti-gay/trans, and xenophobic vote!

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Steve White

Tue 21st Jan 2025 17:11

Thanks Uilleam.

A verse about Palestine escapes me for now, but I might come back to it.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Tue 21st Jan 2025 17:06

Thanks Steve-"If only we had", one might be moved to exclaim, on observing Britain's historical meddling in, and consequent devastation of the Middle East.
Those who hold the racist and imperialist Winston Churchill in some kind of reverence, need to read Tariq Ali's book on him.

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