AN ODE TO WINSTON FROM SINGAPORE 1942

AND IF OUR LINES SHOULD FAIL AND BREAK
BECAUSE OF DECISIONS YOU FAILED TO TAKE.
THE EXTRA TANK OR SHIP OR PLANE,
FOR WHICH WE WAITED ALL IN VAIN
PLUS THE SUPPLIES WHICH NEVER CAME
WILL YOU THEN ADMIT THE BLAME?
FOR WE NOT YOU WILL HAVE PAID THE COST.
FOR AN EMPIRE, YOU, NOT WE ,HAVE LOST