Wednesday, 25 December 2013

Santa Claus



Santa flew over the town
Gifts filling all his pockets
He was riding on a drone
And stuffing presents into rockets. 

Santa Claus, Christmas man
Gifting gifts as only he can
Known from the White House to Afghanistan
As Santa Claus friendly. 

Santa flew over Helmand
And blew up a family
Said "Oops, that didn't go as planned, perhaps"
And delivered a little homily.

"They must've had bad thoughts sometimes
Or they might have had them in future
So kids remember to thank your Santa Claus
Banish evil from your nature."

Santa Claus, Christmas man
Gifting gifts as only he can
Known from Yemen to Pakistan
As Santa Claus friendly.

Santa flew over Peshawar
And blew a car away
Said "it was loaded with terrorist men
I knew it clear as day."

Santa flew over the wreck
Once again to take a photo
Sent it by elf to archive it
In his North Pole trophy grotto. 

Santa Claus, Christmas man
Gifting gifts as only he can
Known from Mali to Waziristan
As Santa Claus friendly.

Santa flew over Yemen
Blew a wedding to pieces
Hovered over the blood and screams
Pondering hits and misses.

"They'd have had terrorist kids" he said
Shaking his head so sadly
"So I had to kill them now
But it was done so badly.

"There's an artistry to killing," he said
"As beautiful as the sun and rain, 
I must be losing my touch
So for practice I'll do it again. "

Santa Claus, Christmas man
Gifting gifts as only he can
Known from Somalia to Tajikistan
As Santa Claus friendly.

Santa flew over Africa
Destroying what he was able
Bombed a clinic in Mogadishu
And spun a little fable.

"It's a tale of wrong and right
I'm right so they must be wrong
Over the wrecks of shattered lives
I sing my little song."

Santa Claus, Christmas man
Gifting gifts as only he can
Known from Sudan to Turkmenistan
As Santa Claus friendly.

Santa Claus, he's your guy
For gifts right to your home and heath
And the gift he brings to you and yours
Is a grave the earth beneath.

So obey your Santa Claus
Do as he wants you to
And don't you dare have second thoughts
'Cause Santa will come for you. 

Santa Claus, Christmas man
Gifting gifts as only he can
Known from the White House to Afghanistan
As Santa Claus friendly.

Copyright B Purkayastha 2013

2 comments:

  1. Bill,
    Well my friend, it is almost the new year here at my apartment. I hope you are well and that you get back to writing soon. I miss your stories, fiction and non-fiction. You have a wonderful gift as a story teller.
    I wish you and yours the very best for the new year.
    Stay safe old friend. Not to imply you are old, nope, that is me, but I do count you as a friend.

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