rudderless

when Kissinger formed policies of State
no whiff of virtue shaped the calculus
conflating war with peace and love with hate
when such deceit could buy an edge for us
our national repute was built on lies
the world knew there was nothing we held dear
but people were convinced that to seem wise
we had to cultivate an age of fear
his protege defers to one who's strong
she orbits him in each phase of her life
as deaf as Hegel to absolute wrong
as sure that there's a profit where there's strife
no moral compass keeps her steady helm
when she thinks she deserves to rule the realm