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Toothless and Blind

You killed one of mine.
I killed two of yours.

You retaliated by killing ten of my brethren.
I hit back killing one hundred of your people.

Enraged, you eliminated one thousand of my countrymen.
Outraged I obliterated a town of yours.
To get even you destroyed a city of mine!

I came back.....!

The same thing is repeated for thousands of years:
An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth!

And now here we are, my enemy,
Both with one eye, and both with few teeth left.

Don't you think that the time has come for us
To end this insanity before we end up, both,  
Toothless and blind? 







© Demetrios Trifiatis
    06 January 2020


*The escalation of provocations in the Middle East brings humanity 
closer to a total war as days pass by!

** "Two things are infinite:
The universe and human stupidity; and I am not sure 
about the universe! " Albert Einstein

Copyright © Demetrios Trifiatis | Year Posted 2020

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Richard Lamoureux Date: 1/7/2020 8:10:00 AM Makes me think of what is going on between Iran and USA. Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/7/2020 8:54:00 AM This is one side of the story the other is between Turkey and Greece and so on! Thank you my friend, Richard! I think to return to Canada and live in peace! Blessings!

Anne-Lise Andresen Date: 1/6/2020 12:32:00 PM - I think the danger is great for being both toothless and blind, my friend - I share the concern ... but, don't have too high hopes for peace - A powerful and important poem - hugs // Anne-Lise :) Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/6/2020 1:09:00 PM I do not have any hopes for peace on the contrary I have many fears of war. You see dearest, Anne-Lise my country is next door to Middle-East. Thank you so much for your concern! Hugsxxx

Vijay Pandit Date: 1/6/2020 7:54:00 AM Hope they read and heed your message my friend. Very deep, very meaningful! So true, your footnote about human stupidity. I've never seen before such abundant bloom in yellow...awesome photo. Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/6/2020 11:27:00 AM I thank you for your appreciation and your gracious words my friend, Vijay! God bless you for caring!

Tom Cunningham Date: 1/6/2020 2:04:00 AM Such a vicious circle we are in Demetrios, nobody wants to compromise or talk anymore. One thing I know East will never trust or have any real respect for the West and vice versa. Maybe its time for both sides to step back. And end this tit for tat that both sides are engaged in. Tom Login to Reply Demetrios Trifiatis Date: 1/6/2020 3:58:00 AM We are in full agreement my friend ,Tom. Now we have to find more thinking the same way and then fight for peace any way we can. Thank you!