The Fall of Kabul

End of the War And so, it came to past The end of the longest war In U.S. history The war was fought As all wars are Based on illusions, Delusions and greed Delusions that this time We would get it right Successfully build-up A vibrant, peaceful prosperous Democratic nation Forgetting that there had never been A peaceful prosperous country In the land of Afghanistan Forgetting at our peril The graveyard of empires The fallen British soldiers The fallen Russian soldiers And now the fallen American soldiers Was the war worth The trillion of dollars? Was the war worth The thousands of dead soldiers? Will his war be remembering As just another late imperial Outreach by a declining world power? Will the war be remembered Or will it face Down the memory hole Of past disasters?