Hum Bom!
Hum Bom! - meaning Summary
Ritualized War Chant
The poem mimics a frantic, chant-like dialogue about bombing, alternating collective and accusatory voices to expose confusion, shifting blame, and press-driven rationales for violence. Repetition turns political slogans into manic ritual, naming leaders (Bush, Saddam) yet suggesting a wider, impersonal momentum toward destruction. Biblical references Gog & Magog
heighten apocalyptic inevitability. The effect is a satirical, urgent critique of hawkish rhetoric and the cyclical logic of war.
Whom bomb? We bomb'd them! Whom bomb? We bomb'd them! Whom bomb? We bomb'd them! Whom bomb? We bomb'd them! Whom bomb? We bomb you! Whom bomb? We bomb you! Whom bomb? You bomb you! Whom bomb? You bomb you! What do we do? Who do we bomb? What do we do? Who do we bomb? What do we do? Who do we bomb? What do we do? Who do we bomb? What do we do? You bomb! You bomb them! What do we do? You bomb! You bomb them! What do we do? We bomb! We bomb you! What do we do? You bomb! You bomb you! Whom bomb? We bomb you! Whom bomb? We bomb you! Whom bomb? You bomb you! Whom bomb? You bomb you! Whydja bomb? We didn't wanna bomb! Whydja bomb? We didn't wanna bomb! Whydja bomb? You didn't wanna bomb! Whydja bomb? You didn't wanna bomb! Who said bomb? Who said we hadda bomb? Who said bomb? Who said we hadda bomb? Who said bomb? Who said you hadda bomb? Who said bomb? Who said you hadda bomb? Who wantsa bomb? We don't wanna bomb! Who wantsa bomb? We don't wanna bomb! Who wantsa bomb? We don't wanna bomb! We don't wanna we don't wanna we don't wanna bomb! Who wanteda bomb? Somebody musta wanteda bomb! Who wanteda bomb? Somebody musta wanteda bomb! Who wanteda bomb? Somebody musta wanteda bomb! Who wanteda bomb? Somebody musta wanteda bomb! They wanteda bomb! They neededa bomb! They wanteda bomb! They neededa bomb! They wanteda bomb! They neededa bomb! They wanteda bomb! They neededa bomb! They thought they hadda bomb! They thought they hadda bomb! They thought they hadda bomb! They thought they hadda bomb! Saddam said he hadda bomb! Bush said he better bomb! Saddam said he hadda bomb! Bush said he better bomb! Saddam said he hadda bomb! Bush said he better bomb! Saddam said he hadda bomb! Bush said he better bomb! Whatdid he say he better bomb for? Whatdid he say he better bomb for? Whatdid he say he better bomb for? Whatdid he say he better bomb for? Hadda get ridda Saddam with a bomb! Hadda get ridda Saddam with a bomb! Hadda get ridda Saddam with a bomb! Hadda get ridda Saddam with a bomb! Saddam's still there building a bomb! Saddam's still there building a bomb! Saddam's still there building a bomb! Saddam's still there building a bomb! Armageddon did the job Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Armageddon did the job Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Armageddon does the job Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Armageddon does the job Armageddon for the mob Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Armageddon for the mob Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog & Magog Gog & Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Gog Magog Ginsberg says Gog & Magog Armageddon did the job.
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