Willing To Die

These people I save
Day and day
They need my aid
They never keep the peace
War, famine and struggle
The only three things they know

Using greed and power
to ramble through life
Shrouding themselves
in false security
and meaningless lies

Denying even to themselves
That they are the reason for things
The reason they whimper and cry
Self genocide
Willing to die

Martyrs for nothing
People always fight
Believing war is right
Indomitable nations
Battle against one another
Waging campaigns of death
to destroy their own people

Race is nothing
When all is the same
Centiant force
Concious spirit
Waits beneath your mind
Power of unbelievable kind

Once you free yourself
War is not the answer
You see your reason for living
You see what it means to be fre
Copyright © | Year Posted 2009

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September 16, 2026 at 7:36 AM
I've really been enjoying your poem and the emotions and imagery were so vivid that i could easily picture them as beautiful illustration. I'm a commission-based manga/webtoon artist, and I'd love to help bring your story to life if you're ever interested. Feel free to reach out at gm@il : akiracomicart2@ or on inst@ akiraa_artly
Agustin Avatar
April 15, 2024 at 3:08 AM
Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.
A   Avatar
February 8, 2016 at 1:09 PM
AWESOME POEM.. LINDA
Brown Avatar
May 26, 2009 at 5:36 AM
Welcome to PoetrySoup Matthew. I am hoping to see many more poems here written by you. Love, Carol
Gumbo Avatar
May 24, 2009 at 7:45 AM
Well written Matthew and a brilliant message.
Shahwan Avatar
May 14, 2009 at 7:53 AM
Beautifully composed...thus sadly a war led to a chain of wars unless frozen souls exile wars residing in their bones to be free. To be free from contageous wars and proudly stand stain free.
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