Steve White

Just Another Day at Elbit

Wednesday 21st February 2024 1:45 pm

There’s a man in a factory in Leicester
Fixing wings onto military drones
He breaks at eleven for coffee
While they bomb Palestinian homes

She smiles as he hands her a cuppa
Looking up from her targeting grids
She likes it when he brings her coffee
While they shoot Palestinian kids

He waits as she blows it cool gently
And wonders if he should just ask her
What is she doing this Friday
While we watch the destruction of Gaza

There’s a man in a factory in Leicester
Dreaming of romance and love
Through his nine to five military systems
Assembling death from above

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Comments

Steve White

Sat 24th Feb 2024 10:49

Cheers Uilleam!

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Sat 24th Feb 2024 10:47

Excellent song Steve.

Steve White

Fri 23rd Feb 2024 20:10

Now with added chorus:
https://youtu.be/DK6rXNxhkcQ

Steve White

Thu 22nd Feb 2024 06:12

Thanks Stephen.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Wed 21st Feb 2024 21:48

Yeah, who needs principled stands eh Reggie’s?
let’s get rid of laws against terrorism, rape and murder.

Stephen Gospage

Wed 21st Feb 2024 21:04

A very well-crafted poem with a strong message, Steve. So many of us are cogs in a wheel, possibly without even realising it.

Steve White

Wed 21st Feb 2024 19:16

And thanks Reggie's Ghost.

Actually I'm pretty comfortable that my employment choices haven't contributed to the murder of other people but that's not the point. The point is that there are human beings with human emotions and human inconsistencies wherever you look, in this or any other story, and sometimes those people will help you understand the story better.

Steve White

Wed 21st Feb 2024 19:12

Thanks Keith!

I've been doing a floor spot at Poems Not Bombs in Walthamstow quite regularly so the poem will no doubt get an outing there.

The band are gearing up for the music festival season and we'll be announcing our appearances as and when the stages publish. Gig announcements usually end up here: https://protestfamily.com/live/ (We could always do with more of them if there are any promoters reading this...)

Reggie's Ghost

Wed 21st Feb 2024 16:24

A well constructed piece Steve with a strong message.

There are probably not too many jobs that don't have some sort of impact on things we find unpalatable, which could be environmental, military, health etc. If we all took a principled stand then we will indeed be jobless and queueing at the foodbank.

keith jeffries

Wed 21st Feb 2024 16:19

Very well put together and to the point. A poem worthy of being disseminated as it would gather quite an audience. Do you have any gigs lined up Steve.
Thanks for this,
Keith

Steve White

Wed 21st Feb 2024 15:26

Thanks Uilleam.

Funnily enough it'll end up in a series I'm writing called Songs From World War Three.

Uilleam Ó Ceallaigh

Wed 21st Feb 2024 14:57

Thanks Steve.
Keep writing stuff like that and you'll end up like Assange;
look on the bright side, at least those workers are earning an honest crust, and not blocking our pavements like those snivelling plebs in foodbank queues...what our youth need is more discipline and hard work; they should be made to get their hair cut; how on earth are we going to win WW3 with that lazy shower? Hurrah for the Blackshirts, I say!

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