The Front
Faces ripped off
intestines disgorged
Lice and rats eat
the entrails of heroes
Helmets with bullet holes
filled with cerebral refuse
Frozen joints, numbed fingers
burnt out dog ends
Squelching mud
foot rot to boot
Incessant explosions
mountains of fresh corpses
Humanity debased
for flags and monarchs
What a fucking hell
I really like the intensity it is almost if I was there very good
Kevin, John, Binte, Po, Lisa, Robert and Martin,
Thank you for your comments and the time you took to read and ponder on this, albiet brief poem. The more I think about human conflict the more I see that there are no victors only sheer misery for both victors and vanquished.
Thank you again
Keith
I am glad to se you not pulling any punches here Keith. Such a subject required strong words
Nice none
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Don Matthews
Sun 29th Dec 2019 04:00
'Humanity debased
for flags and monarchs
What a fucking hell'
A well-said ending Keith....
Games played by generals sipping whiskeys in cosy comfort while young boy pawns get killed. Bring in the next wave of pawns folks. Plenty more from where they came from....Onward and upward.
I rarely swear in anger but what a fucking waste.....
However, defence from an agressor requires a different set of thinking. And not all generals are drinking whiskey while their troops are getting killed. Some are fighting alongside them.
Despite all this war is a futile waste.
Cause? Greed. Greed rules the world. I think humans are born with a greed gene.
Sadly......
Maybe science can now remove this gene?
Question? Do the powers that be want to?
I'm getting sidetracked here...sorry Keith
Do the rich (greedy?) want their greed gene removed from their future progeny? Would Trump?
Of course not Don. Who provides the money for gene research, politics, greed-machine research?.....
Sorry Keith....got sidetracked......