Atrocity Haikus
1.
Too many lives were lost today/
too many more will follow/
but a buck was made.
2.
A snow topped mountain/
is a mountain no more/
it's a hole without coal.
3.
The laws/
with double standards/
make justice weep.
4.
Will the last of humanity;
in their impunity,
erect a grave?
5.
As children die off yonder/
the profit seeking man/
unknowingly kills his own.
6.
The countless dead are counted/
the countless living are discounted/
the sham is sold.
7.
The sky rains ashes/
as the tides come in/
painting distant landscapes blind.
Copyright © Michael Benkhen | Year Posted 2010
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