
Straits and Side Streets
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Straits and Side Streets
Verse
Out where the gulf wind bites the metal hulls, Mojtaba Khamenei speaks of shutting doors. Mines in black water, tankers scarred and stalled, Bases warned by thunder from distant shores. A tide of families climbs the mountain roads, Tehran to the orchards, the north to the plain. In Beirut’s shadow, homes are turned to smoke, And airlines lift on cautious wings again. Debris rains down on grids in desert heat, Bahrain whispers charges in the night. Across the lanes of trade, the ships still bleed, And oil dawns dark as news hits daylight.
Sources:
Iran says its new leader made his 1st address, vowing to keep Strait of Hormuz closed – NPR
Iran war: What is happening on day 13 of US-Israel attacks? – Al Jazeera
No relief from high prices despite deal to release historic amount of petroleum reserves – NBC News
UNHCR: Up to 3.2 million Iranians temporarily displaced in Iran as conflict intensifies – UNHCR
Nearly 700,000 displaced in Lebanon as Middle East crisis escalates – UN News
Displacement in Lebanon grows as Israeli military operations expand – CBC News
Early Edition: March 12, 2026 – Just Security
Chorus
Close the straits, and the world holds its breath, Open hearts, we could soften the edge. Children cry, markets shake, leaders swear and confess, But the song of the living begs a different pledge: Open the straits of our minds and our hands, Let the tides turn the rust into sand. We can’t price what we lose when we harden the land— Sing it loud, sing it long, take a stand.
Verse
They drained the vaults of buried light, A record flood from guarded steel. Barrels roll like thunder under night, Yet wheels still slip, and the bruises feel real. Analysts hum a simple truth: Reserves are bridges, not the road. Escorts wait, the war maps move, Only open waters lift the load.
Sources:
IEA agrees to release record 400 million barrels of oil to address Iran war supply disruption – CNBC
IEA announces historic oil reserve release amid Iran war – Axios
Major, multi-country oil release deal fails to bring down petroleum prices – NBC News
International Energy Agency announces largest ever release of reserve oil amid Iran war – ABC News
IEA approves largest-ever oil reserve release of 400m barrels amid Iran crisis – Euronews
IEA members to tap into oil reserves – NPR
Iran War: IEA to Release 400 Million Barrels of Oil Reserves to Lower Crude Costs – Foreign Policy
Plans for record emergency oil release signal Middle East war could drag on for months – CNBC
Verse
In White Nile’s fields, a drone found a school, A clinic’s quiet breath torn thin. Not a soldier on the lane, just notebooks, chalk, A healer’s hands, a teacher’s grin. Another market by the border wept, The rights chief stared and called it out. Sudan’s children wander like lost constellations, Their names the stars we can’t do without.
Sources:
A drone strike hits school and medical center in southern Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls – Washington Post
Young girls among the dead in drone strike that kills at least 17 in Sudan – CBC News
Students among 17 dead in RSF drone attack in Sudan's White Nile State – Al Jazeera
17 killed in Sudan drone strike on school and medical centre – Boston Globe
Drone strike in Sudan near the border with Chad kills 4, injures many more – Washington Times
Chorus
Close the straits, and the world holds its breath, Open hearts, we could soften the edge. Children cry, markets shake, leaders swear and confess, But the song of the living begs a different pledge: Open the straits of our minds and our hands, Let the tides turn the rust into sand. We can’t price what we lose when we harden the land— Sing it loud, sing it long, take a stand.
Verse
Wall Street stumbled through a restless noon, The big boards dimmed, the future frowned. Jet paths faltered, shipwrights swooned, As oil climbed back to higher ground. Long notes rose from Treasury halls, Mortgages leapt like startled deer. Even the watchers wrote it plain: The biggest break in supply this year.
Sources:
Stock market news for March 12, 2026 – CNBC
Stocks fall and global oil reclaims $100 as Iran's new supreme leader vows to keep Strait of Hormuz closed – CNN Business
Stock Market Today (Mar. 12, 2026): U.S. markets fall for third consecutive day – The Street
Stock market today: Dow drops 700 points, S&P 500, Nasdaq sink as oil soars back toward $100 – Yahoo Finance
Verse
Far from Nampo’s gray-lipped shore, A steel new beast found its voice. Cruise flames stitched the salted air, And Kim stood steady by his choice. His daughter near, his sister cold, The word “strategic” caught the sea. Drills across the border rolled, He called for more to rise beneath the lee.
Sources:
North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter – NBC News
North Korea conducts second cruise missile test from new warship in last week – NK News
North Korean Destroyer Tests Strategic Cruise Missile – USNI News
North Korean leader Kim watches cruise missile tests with his daughter – Washington Post
North Korea's Kim oversees cruise missile tests from new naval destroyer – Al Jazeera
Verse
In lake-bright towns where maples lean, A blue wave brushed a red-worn street. Bobbi Boudman knocked on doors Where once she’d bowed to old defeats. A seat left open, bags to Texas, Trump’s long shadow on the green. Democrats whisper, “Change is coming,” While the gavel still stays with the other team.
Sources:
N.H. Democrat wins local special election in GOP-leaning district – Boston Globe
Wolfeboro Democrat Boudman wins upset in special election, captures GOP House seat – NHPR
Democrats flip New Hampshire House seat in special election – The Hill
Democrat wins Lakes Region special election for seat in historically Republican district – New Hampshire Bulletin
Democrats Score Stunning Victory in District Trump Won Easily in 2024 – The New Republic
Dems score upset win in New Hampshire special election, giving GOP fresh reason to worry – MSNBC
Bridge
From Hormuz fog to White Nile dust, From trading floors to ballots cast, From shipyard sparks to airport thrust, We carry questions built to last. What is a passage worth to keep? What is a life we failed to save? What is a vote but waking sleep Turning toward a brighter wave?
Final Chorus
Close the straits, and the world holds its breath, Open hearts, we could soften the edge. Children cry, markets shake, leaders swear and confess, But the song of the living begs a different pledge: Open the straits of our minds and our hands, Let the tides turn the rust into sand. Let the schools ring the bell, let the sky guard the land, Let ballots beat bullets, let truth take command. Open the straits, let the anchors release, May the side streets rise and the wide seas find peace.
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