One Nine and Sixteen What Are We Fighting For

One Nine and Sixteen What Are We Fighting For Sewing machine, long idle, gathered dust Once used to stitch fabric and other materials Invented during the first Industrial Revolution A state of armed conflict between differences Nations, states different groups within a nation or state Wage war conflict take up arms fight against Engage in a war why and what for Sewn up emotions tattered minds and clothes what are we fighting for The war years seemed like only yesterday God has lit up the universe, the world with waxen clay Leaving us mankind as caretakers We are the wax He's molded we're shaken We're placed on His shoulders to see the light Created in His image we are His light I'm cylinder of wax wick that is lit to produce light that's seen and shown The candle sputtered, spent, and all was dark 04/22/18 Sponsored by: Viv Wigley For One Nine and Sixteen - Poetry Contest