On the day the towers tumbled
We were warned because THEY knew
We might blame the whole religion
For the actions of a few
Though your anger may be righteous
Random vengeance isn’t good
So, we watered our emotions
For we heard and understood
When a virus came from China
We were warned on all occasions
Not to blame it on the Commies
Or more widely on the Asians
To defending the transgressors
All our institutions hastened
And the bulk of we deplorables
Were stifled and were chastened
The elites today feel differently
The turnabout’s complete
If you’re reading Dostoevsky
They will chase you down the street
Rage at all the Russias–
That will set the tides to turning–
Somewhere vodka’s spilling
And somewhere beets are burning
Russian singers have been cancelled
Russian ballerinas banned
The call goes out for punishment
And spreads across the land
Russian cats are scratched from cat shows
The banishment’s complete
And when we get to Christmas
Say good-bye Nutcracker Suite
We were told these kinds of actions
(The last time that I checked)
Would rally standers-by
And have the opposite effect
Even the Ukrainians
Say Russians are their brothers
And isn’t there some lesson
About doing unto others?
I stand with all Ukrainians
I want them to be free
But much of this reaction
Doesn’t make much sense to me
