Anthony Bianco Poet Free verse

27

               27
there are twenty-seven 
ongoing wars at present
we have not evolved
we've just gotten better
at killing one other
               27
doesn't include gang warfare
we have not evolved
we don't share 
we take from one another
               27
involves weaponized rape
unbridled {torch}er
the checkered soul of the taker
we have not evolved
              27 
       mature wars
dozens more in the fetal stage
we have not evolved
we are a species of enraged takers
shameless pain pushers
the soul of slave traders
              27
       universal sins  
Where the Hell is God!
amidst all of this mess

              27 
            wars
                      civilians removed 
from resources
parched and starving
the people who start wars
nibbling caviar
fornicating
beneath golden waterfalls

             27 
           wars
we have enough arsenal 
to forever quiet 
our blessed solar system

        The 27 Club

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Gershon Wolf December 2, 2024 at 9:27 PM Thanks for this eye-opening, jaw-dropping reminder of the murderous planet too many Americans have no clue they're living on... And now to your question: Where is God? - He's watching His creation use the free choice He gave them to destroy each other, rather than to examine their deeds and repent. The consequences are coming -- at His discretion and moment of choosing. ~ A Lonely Man of Faith ... (I still wear a Chicago White Sox cap in public, I'll have you know).