by Gale82
and it has - with an innate rhythm - a power that cuts through so much of the rubbish spouted by leaders and religions when it comes to the dilemma of trying to justify the killing of ordinary men and women in the name of whatever cause.
It's a great poem - a thought I suppose many a person entertains sometimes. On the religious aspect, after WWII Marelene Dietrich said, when asked if there was a God, 'No, there isn't - and if there is, he's completely meshugga.' (Or words to that intent.) Holy Wars indeed....
nice return from the beginning. little comment on the org. you're pissed, but when you get some distance, lose some of the propaganda, i.e.
have innate abilities
to loosen family ties
and, generally, are good if you
you are telling, make it more individual, as in showing
read wilfred owen if you get a chance
guy will tear your flesh off your bones
I suppose you have to see - as you obviously have - the results that war brings to ordinary people, to understand that completely.
Hope your injuries aren't too serious and you'll soon be well again.
..... Isn't it a Paradox? A War, that is Holy.
An Anomaly of our so called Evolution. Our Hollow Pride in being the most Intelligent of all Species.
Its nothing more than a link to our animal past. A Devolution of Humanity.
Has GOD ever been inside a Man made Shrine?
Perhaps "HE' doesn't exist. A figment of our imagination. (and maybe a bad one at that)