Waste Of War

By deathndismay

The evergreens
                         Forever rendered black
Scorned with flame
                             Ever burned to ash
                                                          So sad to see the forests laid to waste

Blackened wells
                         Springs of radiation
Oasis from the pits of hell
                                       Thirst of conflagration
                                                                        So sad to see our rivers laid to waste
                                      
                                                
                                 
When towers fall to pieces
                                         Endless war is waged
Death toll increases
                                As the price of life is paid
                                                                      So sad to see our cities laid to waste 


Masses slaughtered
                                Mass murder legislation
Bleed the sons and daughters
                                               Breed new hate by devastation
                                                                                  So sad to see our youth is laid to waste

Hopelessness upon us
                                   As war machines deploy
Helplessness within us
                                   As gods of war destroy
                                                                      So sad to see our leaders laying waste


Silence in the wake
                              As the voice for human rights
Screams for mercy's sake
                                       Yet dies unheard within the night
                                                                                        So sad to see compassion laid to waste

Waste away
                   Laying waste for naught
                                                          Waste the light of day
                                                                                           Waste in darkness as we rot 
Waste by war 
                     Waste our legacy
                                                 Wasted world 
                                                                       Wasted all to fallacy
                                                                                                       So sad to see
                                               
                                

                 
                                   
  
                                                 
             

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Copyright 2018 deathndismay
Published on Friday, September 28, 2018.     Filed under: "Political" and "Poetry"
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  • Dejected_Worth On Saturday, September 29, 2018, Dejected_Worth (84)By person wrote:

    So sad to see our leaders laying waste... Great piece

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