thriveni c mysore Poet Etheree

WE GO 2 WAR

WE GO 2 WAR
- Hughes/Maldonado, FUNK, 2008
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War
is just
decision
made in comfort
of palatial rooms
fed by self-interest,
ego, fear, fame, hatred, greed,
not counting cost of destruction
deaths, displacements, disabled lives, loss.
Trifling matter for decision-makers.
How many healthy lives wasted for this?
How many families wiped out clean?
How much money spent to keep up?
detonate, bombard, shell, blast,
decimate, shoot, snipe, spray,
raid, hostage, exchange?
Just red-blood spills
unjust deaths
nothing
else

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Crystol Woods April 19, 2025 at 5:42 AM Powerful! You made this poem say something important and that alone is worthy... but you also said it in a beautiful way, a clever stab of words that bring bright pictures to mind. Very very profound! Xoxo thriveni c mysore April 19, 2025 at 9:03 PM Thank you so much for your kind visit dear poet. I am glad you liked it. Thank you, for such words as yours keeps me going dear friend.

Andrea Dietrich March 5, 2025 at 4:42 PM So true and so sad. Well done. thriveni c mysore March 6, 2025 at 6:30 AM Your kind visit and words is precious to me dear poet. Thank you for the pleasant words, brings me joy. Oh war! what else can we do?! helpless.

Robert James Liguori March 5, 2025 at 4:03 AM Very powerful poem. Great form too. War is such a horrible thing. Congrats on placement. Please enter my next contest on Iron Maiden. thriveni c mysore March 6, 2025 at 6:29 AM Thank you dear poet for the contest and your precious time. I am glad I could make it to the list,thank you so much for consideration. I will try by best in Iron Maiden too. Thank you so much.

Maclawrence Famuyiwa March 5, 2025 at 1:54 AM Good. I love the shape and your creativity. Great win. Congrats. thriveni c mysore March 6, 2025 at 6:27 AM Thank you dear friend, I am glad you liked this form. Your pleasant words means so much to me, grateful as ever for your kind visit. thank you.

Sara Kendrick March 3, 2025 at 9:19 AM Can you imagine the effects that will be lifetime lasting for the youth and children of the war/s that are going on. PTSD will run ramped in years to come. Thanks for sharing this one with us. Sara K thriveni c mysore March 3, 2025 at 6:22 PM it is getting worse by the day dear poet. Thank you for your kind visit and thoughtful words. means so much to me. Thank you dear friend.

David Crandall March 2, 2025 at 3:55 PM a wonderful poem about a terrible subject! thriveni c mysore March 2, 2025 at 8:48 PM Yes friend, war is ugly. Thank you for stopping by with kind words. thank you.