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The Tempest

THE TEMPEST  
1 
For a twisted tale 
And blinded pride, 
We are taken by the tempest, 
Fighting everyone, anyone 
But for what? 
A war, 
For the furtherance of a man’s folly 
Over the graveyards 
That will give no rest, 
Even to the dead.  

2 
A little spark, is how it starts 
Before our kith and kin 
Are often dislodged 
By the torrent of despair; 
Our children and all 
Are soon required to starve 
But for what? 
Their part of expense in a war  
To obtain a graveyard  
That gives no rest 
To our dying people.   

3 
The blast of hot air 
Could be the doing of another 
Yet our silence 
Shall spread the plague of death, 
And the future 
May well be gone in flames 
And all for what? 
But the sake of a graveyard 
That can give no rest 
To the living or the dead.

Copyright © Alexander Ohemeng | Year Posted 2013