Ssshhh! Ssshhhh! though now shrapnel makes you shriek

and deformities in future may brand you as a freak,

you'll see, one day, disablement 's a blessing and a boon

sent in baby-seeking bomblets by benefactor Hoon.

· (In response to Hoon saying on Radio 4's Today programme last week that Iraqi mothers would thank him for using cluster bombs.)