Another year,
And so another year begins.
Wars continue. No one wins.
Hamas-depraved. Israelis-cruel.
No practice of the Golden Rule.
Ukraine deprived of U.S. aid,
By feckless GOP brigade.
Bombs falling on civilian places,
Children dying, tragic faces.
Some bombing may be due to error,
Most of it is outright terror!
The view is bleak back here as well,
Trump’s polling numbers seem to swell.
Donald labels migrants “vermin,”
Nikki gives “What’s slav’ry?” sermon.
As down the hole we seem to spin,
We see another year begin.
Begin again, that’s what we’ll do.
Begin again, our strength renew.
Begin again, renew the fight.
This year, let’s hope, we get it right!
Carolyn McGiffert Ekedahl is the former deputy inspector general for inspections at the Central Intelligence Agency and co-author of “The Wars of Eduard Shevardnadze.”
