Dead Children Poem

by William Skink

when children die in Yemen
no pictures are promoted
they die from malnutrition
and American made bombs

when children die in Montana
it’s a problem to be studied
they die from abuse
in a state that won’t protect them

when children die as refugees
there’s propaganda value
pictures get front-page coverage
and relocation offices emerge

in places like Missoula
where the liberal order weeps
as businesses peddle booze
to homeless addicts on the streets