John Weber Poet Quatrain

War of Contempt

Without the quest for redemption
The populace play idle games
Gigabits won’t grant exemption
When sovereignty goes up in flames 

Genocidal business mission
Funding both sides of each conflict
Stoking the flames of ambition
Bankrupt countries fail by edict

New orders rooted in the past
Proffer real wealth for dead paper
They sow ignorance vile and vast
Freedom dissolving like vapor

Warranted balance sheets dictate
Suitable loss as they see fit
Diseased airwaves warn us to hate
While poisons infect the mess kit

Failing sweet liberty’s daughter
Uranium shells pierce and spall
Embedding explosive slaughter
Self-righteousness annexing all

Peace proves a word of corruption
Imposing control serves their end
Troops and camps to quell eruption
When cheated free souls won’t pretend

Babel rebuilt before our eyes
Covert designs from ancient times
I recognize the Fourth Reich’s rise
Never ignoring their war crimes

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John Freeman February 6, 2010 at 11:26 AM An amazing poem featured this week, John. Congratulations on a fine job. Sincerely, Moses

Vince Suzadail Jr. February 5, 2010 at 3:17 PM Congrats John on "War Of Contempt" being featured. A lot of questions to be answered, by both Hawk and Dove. Creation of dependence will become the resurrection of slavery, only this time, it will be the ultra rich enslaving the rest of the world. It will not be a question of race, only status. Sad but people never see it until they can't function without their Uncle. Vince

Janette Fisher February 2, 2010 at 11:26 AM Many congrats on your featured piece. Rgds Janette

Sue Mason February 1, 2010 at 4:05 PM Excellent writing here, John. How I wish it would all end ... my lifetime (all 67 years) seems to have been an endless war without a lasting peace on the planet ... where are the 60's peacenik marchers? Where is the outrage? Well, in this well written piece for one ... send it to your Congressman ... smile ... excellent selection to be featured this week at the Soup! Congratulations!!

James Fraser February 1, 2010 at 1:17 PM Many congratulations on your poetry being featured this week >> James

Ann Rich February 1, 2010 at 5:21 AM Contrats to you on being featured by PoetrySoup this week. Keep pen and paper on hand & never say never! AR

Carol Sunshine Brown February 1, 2010 at 3:57 AM Congratulations on your featured poetry this week John. May you have many more. Love, Carol

Caroline Cécile Delacroix January 31, 2010 at 6:54 PM Awesome write about the very disturbing current event of genocide and terrorism and all the hyprocisy we see in the world of politics these days. Congrats on your poem being featured this week. Best wishes, Caroline.