Ignorant Curiosity
The people overshadowed a simple dying act
The act a sacrifice of an undetermined fact
“Why let the end make up for what he lacked?”
The television crews had decided to extract
“The man suffered alone and he died for war”
“His ignorance clouded his sight and so he had ignored”
“His cynical hold on life threw him down before”
“His atheist views were lost as he turned and saw”
The people overjoyed that it was explained
With curiosity lost they huddled down again
Decided how they would continue with this game
Struggling en route into how best to blame
The people fought on until they found a way
Many decided now that they had a better say
The people began to fight about why he lay
Many decided now that he had betrayed
The people argued on into the dead of night
Many argued why’s and when’s and who has rights
The people lost goal of all and began to fight
Many people fell in the endless plight
The people grew weak and asked why there was blood
Their cynicism grew and buried them in mud
The people forgot why they lost their livelihood
Ignorance had killed them and it always would
Copyright © Ian Petch | Year Posted 2006
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