Glory of War
PARDON? Not sure I heard you right?
Sounds like you said war has glory,
each time a ruler marches to a fight,
you only hear one side of story,
there is NO glory in war, you make me sick,
your obviously a pathetic little prick!
You hear what's needed to get you onside,
the propaganda machine, busy on overdrive,
you the taxpayer, pay for the ride,
pointlessly these cycles seem to survive!
Did we learn no lesson from previous events?
listen to the 1% sat in plush apartments,
Ooh, the money to make, the profit from doom,
the stockmarkets not all the rich make boom!
A wunch of bankers gamble with lives in a room,
thanks to bloody crown and gate
all is on the rich's plate,
it's also the fault of those who recruit,
without soldiers you can't pillage and loot,
so come on jarhead, don't sign up for killing,
let love instead take highest billing,
there's better resolutions than just blood spilling!
If a portion of wars cost instead were spent,
helping countries much needed development,
isn't that a greater improvement?
to build bridges not bombs,
replace bullets with songs,
better ways to right wrongs,
can't we all just get along?
©John-Ovan.P.Hull
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