Black and White

I thought black and white 
Is the history of gunpowder 
Exhausted along border points 
To restore fragile peace 
To ease unilateral justice 
And the rule of lore 


They say black and white 
Is justice meted legally out
By oppressor to the hapless 
Vanquished in hot pursuit 
Of a beautifully loathed 
Sensual normalcy. 


Some think black and white 
Is the lecture of a dimly lit Europe 
To desperate continent in the dark
To nay set ablaze their houses 
So as to keep away crafted darkness 
Of black bull mounting female white. 


Indeed black and white in reality 
Is the presentation of coveted peace prize 
To the makers of atomic bombs dropped 
To decimate populated rural countrysides
Just to terminate disastrous nuclear 
War fought on political fronts.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2017

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