It’s Now or Never



By Connie Corcoran Wilson



(*Written just before we bombed Iraq; sung at an anti-war rally at the Midwest Writing Center.)



It’s now or never,

We’re on the verge.

If we are singing,

Let’s sing a dirge.

We’re poised for World War III.

No happy songs for you and me.





What is the story

With this guy’s mind?

Does he think bombs

Don’t kill mankind?

Alas….Einstein he’s not.

It’s now or never

To call a stop.





Can this big mess

That we’re all in,

Be solved with prayer

Or lots of gin?

I fear, that Bush’s gas

Will cause us all,

To lose our a-s!





Copyright 2004 by Connie Corcoran Wilson. You may reprint this, as long as you give proper attribution. Check www.ConnieCorcoranWilson.com for more of Connie’s writing.