A missile was launched today heard ‘round the world
KN17 took Intel by surprise
They aimed it straight up; o’er the ocean ‘’twas hurled
And, thus North Korea the US defied
The test demonstrated the missile displays
The characteristics of ICBMs
Sufficient to threaten West Coast USA
And forcing Pres. Trump to tweet haws and tweet hems
So, what is the purpose of Kim Jong un’s quest
He’s truly convinced that we’d war if we could
Defeat his regime as our history suggests
He’s no choice but to counter our threat, standing bold
Kim may be erratic but stupid he’s not
He’s willing to starve people to reach his goal:
Deter the US from defeating his lot
By having the means to inflict a huge toll
So what is Trump’s strategy other than bluster
And vacuous threats seen to carry no weight
We’ll strengthen our sanctions the range we can muster
This past hasn’t worked, I expect the same fate
The approach I suggest goes against current thinking
It’s to recognize fait accompli as it be
Accepting the North as a nuclear state fledgling
And negotiating partnership to seal lasting peace
7/5/17
