I wrote this a year or so ago as the state of Israel unleashed horror on children, innocent people, doctors, nurses, paramedics even poets. I cannot understand how people can do this to other people. The horror continues.
God Of War
I have a question
Who let out the God of War?
In my hall I keep him caged
On show
As a warning
But someone has let him out
They know that he must win
No cost is too high for victory
They know that he feeds on innocent souls,
That he clothes himself in destruction and waste
That he lures the naïve, the unwary,
The greedy, the needy, the weak
With stories of strength and heroism
And will they say it isn’t their fault?
Will they say they didn’t start it?
Will they meet the eyes of the thousands, tens of thousands, millions
Red from grief, helpless in the ruins of their lives
Will they say I didn’t do it because I wasn’t there?
In the timeless country of eternity
When they too are dead,
They will see their life and know
They left the cage unlocked,
They gave him free rein
They didn’t stop him
They are to blame.