Wednesday, December 13, 2006

On War


In the beginning,

there was nothing

just a strange peace

a strange stillness

borne from the absence of life

and in the end,

there will be nothing

just a strange silence

borne from the presence of death

the rivers will turn red

and the seas will swell

the vultures dead

from the holocaust

of what was born in hatred

and yet we kill and maim

this is not intelligent life

there is no compassion

there is no love

in the strangers eyes

whose body lies next to mine.

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