The Gore Of A War

Abort the mission, abort the war,

if there is nothing left, what is to fight for?

We are destroying cities, countries, communities,

we may win but our heart is full of impurities.

What if our hometown crashed and burned?

Will only then will we have learned

that war doesn't help anyone,

not your wife, daughter or son?

To all evil people who think war is good,

go and get lost, i'm not in the mood,

to deal with sinister people who resort to war,

when there are people out there, living through blood and gore.

How do you think guys forced out there feel?

If I was out there, i'd hurl up my meal,

let alone women fighters, not all as strong as men,

used to shoe shopping, now hiding in a den.

In conclusion war is bad, it doesn't help anyone,

especially the mother waiting for news about her son.

They called her up yesterday, "a bullet to the head," they said,

but they didn't confirm death, so she has been waiting in dread,

but her little old heart couldn't take it anymore,

and she collapsed down dead on the kitchen floor.

She went to heaven, knocked on God's door,

even though her son lived through the blood and gore.

Author's Note

Be honest! Tell me what you honestly think. Hope you enjoy my five stanza perception of war.

Reviews

[Angelic Surrender]

Reminds me of a poem Coyote Poetry wrote. I like it

[AK]

Beautiful! You seem to be able to maintain the rhyming scheme with no problem. It is strong and very thoughtful. Excellent penning!

[Scisenheart]

Very good. I was really enjoying it until I got to your point about women, take it from a girl who is stronger than some of her guy friends and who absolutely detests shoe shopping - not all women are like that. And the end was so beautiful! heart breaking, but beautiful. you really got across the horrendous effect of war on everyone, even if they're not directly involved in the conflict. It's a really fantastic poem! :D

Scisenheart xx

[Elizabeth]

Words like these have been said tons of times before, But you can write them in a way that really captures my attention. You say it as it is, You dont hide the truth with flowers and rainbows, If you know what I mean...