Response to "America is a Gun" by Brian Bilston

America could be a burger and fries,

It could be a fresh pecan pie,

It could even be a holiday in Hawaii

But no, America is a gun.

 

The Rockies, the grand Canyon,

The Appalachians, Huron, Erie and Ontario;

They all could be the US of A

but, alas, a gun and grenade.

 

And as so, it thought:

"Cuba is my backyard,

Venezuela my oil plant,

Chile, Argentina, Uruguay my toy soldiers

And from Panama, my canal."

So this thought grew older,

more cynical, more unfounded,

which made everyone understand:

America is a gun.