I Am the Mother of War
Tears drop from Mother Earth’s eyes
At the unspeakable horrors
Released by humankind.
Born from Her womb,
These children of Earth murder
Among themselves to the very last.
Mercy flees the scene
As dark knights of Adam charge forth
Into the red mist of blood.
Bullet after bullet,
And sword after sword
Plunge deep into men’s bodies.
Raw violence infiltrates the souls
Of those who rage uncontrolled
Toward their screaming brethren of the Earth.
Their mother sheds another tear
For her dear children gone astray
Fated to lie evermore on bloodstained deathbeds.
Trampled under the marching drumbeat,
Shattered dreams and dashed hopes
Die their death amidst empty corpses.
Mourning the immense loss of life,
Mother sadly gazes down on her children
And speaks the words: I am the Mother of War.
Copyright © Shelby Brooks | Year Posted 2012
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