Park Bench Tales and other writings

Thoughts and writings reflecting the poet within and the activist


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Take Aim at the Kindergarten

Take Aim at the Kindergarten

Just another group of children in a school

That is the aim of the terrorist without a rule

No military targets are in the area nearby

The drone was sent to ensure that children die

Just another episode of calculated genocide

Along with sustained attempts at senicide

Civilians are the targets that are identified

Ignored by a nation that abhors feticide

Small children are trapped in a burning shell

Rescuers must brave the terrorist-created hell

Carrying youngsters clear of debris and dust

Watch for falling beams to avoid being crushed

Just another episode in Putin’s illegal war

How much longer can the rest of the world ignore

How warped is the mind targetting the child

Why do we watch as humanity is defiled

Children cough and choke in the confusion

Whilst some claim there must be no retribution

Instead they now only talk about surrender

Adding insult by rewarding the offender

How do we now value the life of a child

We are standing by as humanity is defiled

Shame on us all if we choose to ignore

The evil spreading from this cancerous sore

Copyright: David Hopcroft November 2025


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Puppet speak

Puppet speak

I am shocked They really are so ungrateful and rude

Just because they know they’ve been screwed

There’s never been a peace deal like this before

That gives the aggressor more and more and more

Just because we decided their borders are shrinking

They complain that we should be rethinking

They don’t understand their sovereignty didn’t matter

If they refuse then there are buildings that we’ll shatter

They must accept their army has to be smaller

So they cannot resist the future slaughter

NATO must not help they must remain weak

Europe’s not a problem they are meek

In fact they will promise not to interfere

I talked with Vlad and I know he’s sincere

You know his word is as good as mine

But I’ll stop sending aid should you decline

In recognition of my effort I’ll take your resources

Whilst you busy yourself with burying corpses

It’s just compensation for my stopping the war

To get the Nobel prize I should have had before

No way will you become a nuclear state

Not while Vlad and Donny continue to dictate

Just accept what we require from you

Stop being so ungrateful for our review

Let’s forget all that’s gone before

The killings rapes butchering and more

There must never be any recrimination

Vlad sees no need for any compensation

In the future history will have to say

Thanks to Donny who saved the day

And Vlad says he’ll never start another war

Just like he has several times before

Copyright: David Hopcroft November 2025

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