No Man's Navy
(in the style of John Allan Wyeth’s This Man’s Army: A War in Fifty-Odd Sonnets)
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Trump’s Navy (or Pete Hegseth’s) now blockades
(or claims to do so) ports through which Iran
might export oil, thus earning revenue.
Scott Bessent at the Treasury says “No!”
expressing angst and anger that pervades
Team Trump which swears they really have a plan:
Get beaten. Then deny you’re black and blue.
“Hitch up the cart before the horse. Then Go!”
Indulging in such farcical charades
does not feed sailors nearing Pakistan.
Eight months at sea can’t really be that rough.
You volunteered, so spare us the 'boohoo.'
When we care what you think, we’ll tell you so.
Too long, then? Trump says, “No. Not long enough.”