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The Fallen Arch

The Fallen Arch

 

I look upon the fallen arch

The human waste of war

The names etched out within the stone

Say what was this all for ?

 

But while I disagree with war

The matter is complex

Some do not seem to reason things

But act by pure reflex

 

I don't think we will ever solve

This problem we call war

While fear and greed inside us breed

Two things we should abhor

 

Don Matthews March 2018

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<Deleted User> (19836)

Wed 10th Oct 2018 20:21

Excellent Don!?

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M.C. Newberry

Wed 10th Oct 2018 17:06

Always topical in the human story.
Greed, envy, lust for power - and, rarely, sheer necessity...
instigate war. For some, there is a fascination in conflict...almost a blueprint in the human make-up that demands an outlet in aggression...once accommodated by
life and death combat and now, thankfully, diluted into
sporting contests that only very rarely risk death and disfigurement to achieve ascendancy/victory.

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keith jeffries

Wed 10th Oct 2018 08:38

This succinct poem charaterises what so many feel in the light of war, particularly during the last century. Have you read Siegfried Sassoons´The Menim Gate?´Your poem echoes his words.

Thank you for this

Keith

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Jon Stainsby

Wed 10th Oct 2018 08:33

Very true, Don.

<Deleted User> (18980)

Wed 10th Oct 2018 07:59

Spot on Don...it's within us all.

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