War’s
an ugly word
depicting death and untold misery,
an exodus of refugees
forced to escape torture and agony,
It’s endless days of
hunger for orphans, widows, victims,
and a sea of nameless
faces whose future is hopelessly grim.
depicting death and untold misery,
an exodus of refugees
forced to escape torture and agony,
It’s endless days of
hunger for orphans, widows, victims,
and a sea of nameless
faces whose future is hopelessly grim.
A wise man’s ‘Do unto others
as you would others do unto you’
has become a forgotten parable
an unpracticed conduct of value,
‘Do not kill’ is a commandment
no-one bothers to pays attention to,
‘An eye for an eye’ seems to be
the action humans aim to pursue.
A command from their leader
and in blind faith they surge,
entering unfamiliar territories
guns and bombs for courage,
sparing their foes no kindness
hardened criminals in uniform,
the spoils of war they procure
beasts of prey they’ve become.
As long as men go out
with a prayer they’ve the right to slay,
that they have God and
victory on their side in battle each day,
believing that their actions
will provide peace for their children,
that’s when war will
be the cause for endless devastation.
9 Feb 2008
