Oh What Games They Play

OH HAT GAMES THEY PLAY...

What strange webs they weave
Like black widows lacing
Silk dreams of ecstasy

Wooing victims with deceit
Netted in a wicked mesh
Of woven lies

Waging war
In the name of God and Peace:

Bullets and bombs exploding
in orgasmic death.
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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Mashina Avatar
September 4, 2024 at 12:08 AM
"Oh What Games They Play" is a powerful and unsettling poem that vividly portrays the dark irony of conflict. Through striking imagery, it exposes the deceptive allure and destructive consequences of war, likening it to a deadly game played under the guise of righteousness. The poem's stark contrast between "God and Peace" and the violent reality of "bullets and bombs" creates a poignant commentary on the tragic and often hypocritical nature of warfare. Well done ??...Frank
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