Political whitewash,

the washing of hands of the death

of nation, soldier

and the slaughter of innocents

and a Prime Minister in robes

and suits, with back handed

smile to the nation at all times,

no truth in this weasel words, uttered

with the prospect of the Hangman’s noose

now gone; the truth destroyed, the one

chance to put a man out to face

the barrel

of public opinion,

now just an illusion lost in dossier.

The nation, the soldier

and the million upon million

bystanders accused of

pointing the finger

at the Saint with forked tongue

and bank account to match.

Ian D. Hall 2016