I was prepping the baby, tying her booties,
When I felt my mobile phone buzz.
Someone texting about the Houthis;
I wondered who it was.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Messages from Mike, Pete, and J.D.,
I watched it happening live.
Texting about drones and bombs and jets,
Rockets and F-35\u2019s.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I saw texts scroll up to the top;
I did not dare respond.
Perhaps I should\u2019ve called the cops;
Was I somehow being conned?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cDestroy their weapons, nuke their force\u2026\u201d
\u201cNo, that\u2019s not so wise;\u201d
I watched them argue back and forth;
They could not compromise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The baby\u2019s crying, I must return
To my work and my family;
Tonight I\u2019ll watch the Houthis burn;
\u201cGreat TV,\u201d wrote J.D.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
I was prepping the baby, tying her booties,When I felt my mobile phone buzz.Someone texting about the Houthis;I wondered who it was. Messages from Mike, Pete, and J.D., I watched it happening live.Texting about drones and bombs and jets,Rockets and F-35\u2019s. I saw texts scroll up to the top;I did not dare respond.Perhaps I should\u2019ve … <\/p>\n