Falluja Remembered.

Oh! How coalition War-Hawks a waring went
upon Iraq, based on lies and devious ill intent,
their steely stealth, awash with righteous dignity,
bewildered Heaven's gold spun antique morality,
could'st but only, pour thunderous wrath from afar,
silent fell, thus freed foul ambitious deeds of war,
thus ruin rained its avalanche, a blood bathed sway
gave way, to glorious flag waving conceited display;
so red ran the rivers, Uranium contaminated the sod,
humanity dismembered, by an Empire shallow waving rod,
hurricane of hate, covertly delivered by Chemical urns,
fanned 'White Phosphorous' loitered in death lingering burns,
Chemical Warfare, thus played out its silent doom,
like as a holocaust, the unwilling went to their tombs,
spared not Mother or child, with malice unknown painfully died
by proud Military Science, as its sullen evil applied
mid'st a Satanical altar, a man made poisonous well,
swaggers victory whilst herding the flock to the bowels of hell,

Oh! ye proud War Lords, sabre-rattling with empty vows,
flaunt self-appointed crowns with wreath of Laurel boughs,
Star, center stage in the theatre of cant hypocrisy,
with polished pomposity, bask as Soldiers of Democracy.
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
Posted: Jul 2015
About this poem:
Doubtless I shall court disapproval such lines that focus upon Political rhetoric, founded on the propaganda of manipulated untruths, ignoring international convention and the voice of the people. It is a sad fact that both the UK and the USA are the most disliked nations on this planet of ours, I wonder why?

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Comments (6)

Mizzy4online today!
Excellent write Phil....
Depicting such mindless massacre
and the hypocrisy that went with it.

Regards....Mick. handshake
reguiny2006
Thanks Mick, good to have a shared voice, Phil.
darkhorse555
excellent pen phil you hit the nail on the head with this piece pal hate stirs in the cauldren these day as love and peace seem to be avoided many countries now have signed the pact with nick himself deep truthful insight thumbs up angel thumbs up
trurorob
No apologies needed Phil, we all know it was built on lies, why not be honest and just say Saddam had to go.
Strong write.
Rob
reguiny2006
Hello good man from Donegal, thanks for your thoughtful comment, the world alas is of Doves and Hawks, and the Hawks reign supreme, and we in the main elect the Hawks for there protective power, which in truth is non-existent, and we a lone voice in a flock of sheep.
Phil. wine cheers
reguiny2006
Hello Rob, Sadly Saddam was the excuse for control of the Middle-East wealth, how we squandered the opportunity to create honest influence and government for the whole region.

Phil.wine cheers
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