Rats in the Hall

 

Rats in the Hall

 

Russia, Russia, Russia…

The spectre risen.

Who fears its influence?

Or –

Who fears that influence detailed?

That the influence exists

Is not the question,

Who is influenced

Interests me more.

Who denies not that they are influenced,

But denies

That the influence is there at all…

They intrigue me.

Some of them get reports, yes,

Some of them are told.

And some of them deny the knowledge…

Yes,

They intrigue me greatly.

Russia, Russia, Russia.

For some in that land,

The Cold War never ended,

Therefore, they cannot have lost.

Renewed effort,

Contacts cultivated,

Wooing conducted in public view…

Who, I ask, who denies?

And why?

Russia, Russia, Russia.

Have you seen the sly wink?

Have you seen the titan leashed?

Have you seen the kowtow?

Have you seen the action invited?

Have you seen the excuses made?

Have you seen the favors granted?

Have you seen the denials

Of these things apparent?

Those speaking against

What is recorded,

And so easily read,

They intrigue me…

Russia, Russia, Russia,

She does not speak so loudly,

As she does,

In the halls of Congress.

Russia, Russia, Russia.

She cannot save herself

Without the help she gets here.

Doesn’t that intrigue you?

Listen closely:

She whispers yet…

 

Cliff Lake 2/25/2024

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