At this moment, it's clear to me that there are no words that can assuage the agony being experienced by the residents of Gaza. It's just as clear to me that there are no creeds nor credos, no systems of belief or disbelief, that can justify the carnage.
Yet, a song is emerging as a lament -- and a passionate call for justice. Here's the lyrics -- so far.
For God and Country
More children dying
Mothers crying
Missles flying
Politicians justifying lying
Vying for supremacy
Denigration
Demonization
Defamation
Degradation
Deprivation
Desparation
Destination victory
Chorus
For God and Country
For God and Country right or wrong
For God and Country
For God and country right or wrong
wrong wrong wrong
Never again
From the river to the sea
More children dying
Mother's crying
Missles flying
Theologians sanctifying dying
Vying for eternity
Apocolyptic
Catastrophic
Vitriolic
Hyperbolic
Supersonic
Patriotic
Toxic claims of certainty
For God and Country
For God and Country right or wrong
For God and Country
For God and country right or wrong
wrong wrong wrong
Never again
From the river to the sea
More children dying
Mother's crying
Market's flying
High profits justifying
Plying murder for prosperity
Capitalization
Calculation
Militarization
Computation
Monetization
Exploitation
Domination a cruel hegemony