Karam Misra Poet Diminished Hexaverse

Wasted Lives

greater horror tale
may not be found in
tomes of fractured minds
as bloodied annals
of our history

Is human flesh
fully worthless
that on command
it's turned to dust

hopes and dreams
squelched midst screams
for glory

thus is
spoils of

war


(Diminished Hexaware)
Written on 14 June 2022

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Eve Roper July 13, 2022 at 2:16 PM Big congratulations, Karam , to a beautiful well deserved win. Blessings Karam Misra July 13, 2022 at 10:42 PM Thank you for the encouragement, Eve

Connie Marcum Wong July 12, 2022 at 5:39 PM This poem is brilliantly written Karam. I am happy to see it on the winners list. Blessings xxoo Karam Misra July 12, 2022 at 11:08 PM Thank you for dropping by and appreciating.

Vijay Pandit July 6, 2022 at 5:12 AM Awesome! I like the way you concluded your powerful message. Karam Misra July 6, 2022 at 10:24 PM Thank you for dropping by and for your appreciation.

Andrea Dietrich June 22, 2022 at 11:42 PM Wow, a very powerful poem here! Karam Misra June 25, 2022 at 12:52 AM Thank you very much for your appreciation, Andrea. Your poems have been a great source of inspiration to me over the years.