I asked an emu home from war who sat down for a drink
"What was the purpose of these wars?" He answered with a wink
And said "That's really not my field. They taught us not to think."

"Our statesmen were the experts here -- the only ones who knew
Which statement was the truth today and what to say to you.
I daren't share what I know well -- that none is really true."

"They know which rumors to confirm and which to lie about
Why our aggression's justified, to protest theirs and pout."
I said "when I behave like that they put me on time-out."

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