Eric Nolan Poet Rhyme

The Nothing of Evermore

War is the art of making a withdrawal at the bank 
With checks written in the blood of patriots 
Spending lives 
Without a care or whim 
Sacrificing body and soul 
Life and limb 
To justify a means to an end 
The most vicious of my troops I send 
To pillage a loot 
Your cries of peace are moot 
Its truly a tragic scene 
For the continued slaughter 
Of the fleshy targets 
Of everyone’s daughter 

I surrender myself 
As a modern-day martyr 
This is what I do 
I destroy them 
For you 
Point, aim, click 
And they explode on cue 

Delivered death 
Retriever of your continued breath 
Until there is nothing left 
The charred carcass I heft 
To be tossed to the pile 
Stacked deep by the mile 
Offering a wicked smile 
To intimidate 
My target of late 
The reaper of souls 
Would like a date 
Not picky 
Of your attire 
Or where to eat 
Just where to hang you by your feet 
So you swing to the beat 
Of the ratty tat tat 
And the boom boom gloom 
It’s a buffet of mayhem and doom 
Your dance partners 
Wear a pin and a spoon 

Pull aim and throw 
Watch the flesh 
Separate and blow 
Meat and greet 
A disgusting show 

Yes its quite fun 
Fooling the simple 
Almost satisfying 
Like popping a pimple 
But more fascinating 
To watch the meek
Struggle like sheep 

Taking orders for death 
How would you like it prepared?
Well done, medium or rare? 
How about vile and unfair 
Without a care 
Doing everything I dare 
Laying the insanity of humanity 
Bare 
For all to share 
In 1080p 
For all to see 
Or possibly 4K 
To taste the flavor of the day 
Bright and vivid 
So you can get good and livid 
And cry out WHY?
Do so many have to die?

A fair question to be sure 
And I do concur 
But humanity has it’s lure 
It’s a hook 
Its a crave 
To control others 
By filling the grave  

Of the willing 
To do the killing 
Because they were told 
By the rich and old 
If they win 
We fold 
Were sold 
They will break our mold 
And end up cold 

It’s truly a rotten game 
This thing called war 
It should be called 
The nothing of evermore 
Nothing 
Ever 
Becomes 
More

Eric (and sometimes not)

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