Barrage Balloons, by Brian37 (AKA Brian James Rational Poet on FB/META and @Brianrrs37)
The airborne ships tethered tips
Unmanned shields floating above
Deliberate obstructions put in place
Used to slowdown the Nazi’s pace
Dive bombers it gave fits
Steal cables attached to it
Razor blades to enemy wings
Wrapped around crashing things
Now the Nazis live again
Though they hide in different name
Attacking minorities is their game
LGBTQ and drag queens too
Lets be their barrage balloons
The bully MAGAS cannot win
When their allies protect them
Make the bigots history again.
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If you ever watch WW2 footage of the landing of D-DAY, and you notice blimps floating above the ships. Those were used to discourage dive bombing and force enemy fighter aircraft to attack from higher altitude making them less effective.
This poem is basically a call to LGBTQ and drag queen allies to raise our voices.