Masters of War

You who are so ready to fight
And spill our children's blood
Why do you hide in bunkers so deep
Like rabbits in their warren

When bullets fly and death toil rise
Your face you do not show
Over maps you pour and strategise
And work out all expendables

If we strike first and we strike hard
You reason with your Generals
The enemy will be wiped out
And we will be the victors

Orders given, bombs are dropped
And thousands decimated
You rub your hands, with glee you shout
Their casualties far exceed ours

War is good, you propound
It boosts the economy
All these weapons that we've built
We can sell them abroad now

Never once you stop or think
Of all the pain you're causing
Look at your hands, covered in blood
From all these lives so innocent

Your name and country matter not
The same are you all
Servants of Satan, the evil one
In Hell you’ll all be rotting
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Posted: Jul 2011

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Comments (7)

Billiegirl
Powerful write .
steve1223
Thank you Billiegirl....hope it makes some people think
agoodguy2have
steve, a masterful write on what has for centuries, millenia even been the same endeavor, the same outcome....when will we learn. ;-\
steve1223
Thank you agoodguy2have....true...when will we ever learn
netman
What an excellent write. Love it
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Poetnumber1
What is left to be said but an excellent write yet once againhandshake
piccaboo3865
Spoils to the victors completely unaware to all is spoiled to war. Very nicely put.
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