How do you solve a problem like Korea?
How
do you run Dear Leader out of town?
How
do you find a way to stop Korea?
A
chummy discussion? A punch in the nose? A frown?
Many
a bomb you’d like them to dismantle,
Many
a threat you’d like them to suspend,
But
why even try to talk?
They
bluster and then they walk,
When
will they hear the messages you send?
Oh,
how do you solve a problem like Korea?
How
do you make a lunatic your friend?
When
we watch them storm the stage,
Make
pronouncements full of rage,
When
they swear they’ve got a perfect right to nukes,
Unapproachable
as ever,
Acting
normal roughly never,
They
are killers! They are bluffers! They are kooks!
Then
we turn a wary eye,
And
we catch them in a lie,
Not
the slightest doubt -- no ifs, no ands, no buts,
So they promise to go straight
Till
they load forbidden freight,
They
are frightened! They are desperate!
THEY
ARE NUTS!!!
How
do you crack a puzzle like Korea?
How
do you right a land that’s upside-down?
How
do you make connections with Korea?
A
summit? A sanction? A visitor of renown?
Many
a year you’ve spent in great confusion,
Many
a year’s confusion still ahead,
But
maybe there’ll come a day,
And
maybe there’ll be a way --
Maybe
they’ll light the fuse and we’ll be dead --
Oh,
how do you solve a problem like Korea?
Why
don’t you find some pigs with wings instead?
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Rick Horowitz is a syndicated
columnist. You can write to him at rickhoro@execpc.com.
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