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War of Contempt

Without the quest for redemption The populace play idle games Gigabits won’t grant exemption When sovereignty goes up in flames Genocidal business mission Funding both sides of each conflict Stoking the flames of ambition Bankrupt countries fail by edict New orders rooted in the past Proffer real wealth for dead paper They sow ignorance vile and vast Freedom dissolving like vapor Warranted balance sheets dictate Suitable loss as they see fit Diseased airwaves warn us to hate While poisons infect the mess kit Failing sweet liberty’s daughter Uranium shells pierce and spall Embedding explosive slaughter Self-righteousness annexing all Peace proves a word of corruption Imposing control serves their end Troops and camps to quell eruption When cheated free souls won’t pretend Babel rebuilt before our eyes Covert designs from ancient times I recognize the Fourth Reich’s rise Never ignoring their war crimes

Copyright © | Year Posted 2008




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Date: 2/6/2010 11:26:00 AM
An amazing poem featured this week, John. Congratulations on a fine job. Sincerely, Moses
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Date: 2/5/2010 3:17:00 PM
Congrats John on "War Of Contempt" being featured. A lot of questions to be answered, by both Hawk and Dove. Creation of dependence will become the resurrection of slavery, only this time, it will be the ultra rich enslaving the rest of the world. It will not be a question of race, only status. Sad but people never see it until they can't function without their Uncle. Vince
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Date: 2/2/2010 11:26:00 AM
Many congrats on your featured piece. Rgds Janette
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Date: 2/1/2010 4:05:00 PM
Excellent writing here, John. How I wish it would all end ... my lifetime (all 67 years) seems to have been an endless war without a lasting peace on the planet ... where are the 60's peacenik marchers? Where is the outrage? Well, in this well written piece for one ... send it to your Congressman ... smile ... excellent selection to be featured this week at the Soup! Congratulations!!
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Date: 2/1/2010 1:17:00 PM
Many congratulations on your poetry being featured this week >> James
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Date: 2/1/2010 5:21:00 AM
Contrats to you on being featured by PoetrySoup this week. Keep pen and paper on hand & never say never! AR
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Date: 2/1/2010 3:57:00 AM
Congratulations on your featured poetry this week John. May you have many more. Love, Carol
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Date: 1/31/2010 6:54:00 PM
Awesome write about the very disturbing current event of genocide and terrorism and all the hyprocisy we see in the world of politics these days. Congrats on your poem being featured this week. Best wishes, Caroline.
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