for you are the arbiter of horror
on landscapes far, very far and wide.
No restraint – terrorising all in sight
no ground safe – no hill left to demolish
they are ground into dust.
What a debacle – that you in your name
gave authority to whom
to do such damage
on about every world’s terrain?
The answer for today’s man
with any form of conscience left
is to be far more scrutinising
what in your name as a country man
you are doing and have done.
The world is unforgiving
when the stakes are re-drawn
and your board is useless
for that game is no longer
the favourite in town.
–
Take a little salt with your medicine
for you may dehydrate
when all the weather changes
and your number is the one
that the enemy takes.
August 29th, 2013
Tags: The Long War