Allies or All Lies

  

 

Once, kind o’ sure

Now not certain at all,

Whether one was ally or foe

Was easy to call.

 

Now ‘tis far different

And as far as I can see,

I cannot tell if allies or all lies;

Both are the same to me.

 

Yesterday our friends

But today they’re a foe,

With such stark inconsistency,

How am I to know?

 

  

Politics and tricks

Going hand in hand

Pretending once to be allies

But all lies on demand.

 

Whom can we trust

When neither friend nor foe?

Tell me if you have the answer,

I’d like to know.

 

 

 

All for themselves

Though a community,

Small fish in a colossal pond

But no unity.

 

Scattered and confused

By a supposed ally

Who is a big fish making sure

That we all comply.

 

Allies or all lies

I must reiterate

For I cannot tell the difference

 Here of late.

 

But, perhaps you can

Being smarter than me

So, show me the difference

Expeditiously.

 

Once they were allies

Now they are all lies

Forcing many to believe them

To their demise.

 

Some with great clout

Most with little or none

And big fish, eating small fish,

Just for fun.

 

 

 

Or better yet

For whatever resource

Trying hard to intimidate them

By military force.

 

 

 

Allies or all lies?

The latter is clear

Unless one lives on planet mars

Away from here.

 

Stewart Russell © January 22, 2026