Today in Iraq There is this war that rages on Built on lies, greed and conspiracy And I would like to know What images, if any, comes to mind When you think about this war Do you see the devastation that is today’s warfare?  500lb bombs raining down death and destruction This indiscriminate killing Human carnage and barbarity Laying innocent lives to waste   When you hear of the victims What thought comes to your mind? Little children burnt beyond recognition Little children with vacant looks in their eyes Trying to understand this savagery against them By people claiming to be civilized and God fearing The untold suffering, hunger, and pain The fears, apprehensions and desolation As victims and victors alike Looses a little bit of their humanity Trying to stay alive in the annals of war   What about the soldier sent off to war Told that his orders come before humanity  But cannot find comfort in said orders After experiencing and contributing To the inhumanity that is war, Only to realize The justice behind the campaign A necessity to ease the pains of war Is not there, leaving one to wonder About the glory and the honor to being a soldier If one is but an agent of oppression and injustice A force against our humanity    Looking at war, the carnage that is war The lives destroyed, so many killed, maimed   Wars of aggression, with no exceptions, Are nothing but crimes against our humanity, Leaving one to wonder what evils fill these hearts Conspiring to wage wars of aggression What evils dwell in these hearts? Supporting such causes What are the fears and insecurities? Running so deep in the individual, in the society As to entertain Notions from leaders seeking legitimacy For the evils of human torture How strong are the illusions of self and otherwise To think such savagery can ever be justified Or even considered to be right.   [Home] [About] [Contact Us] [Poetry] [My Poetry] [Featured Poem] [User Poems] [Three Poems] [Events] [Guidelines] [Legal]