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AS THE MADNESS OF WAR TELLS ITS STORY by Tom Zart

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Tom Zart
(2-14-1945 / Kansas)
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AS THE MADNESS OF WAR TELLS ITS STORY
 
  Goodness must overrule absolute evil
Though there’s nothing worse than war.
Sometimes we have no alternative option
Except to kill or be killed as before.

The best of plans can go amiss
With uncertainties till the first shots are fired.
As generals plot their path toward victory
It’s up to the wounded, the fallen and tired.

It’s not how strong or athletic you are
That decides who is blessed to return.
Those who survive are a product of luck,
And our prayers and support they’ve earned.

War seems to peel the veneer off society
Exposing our villain within.
A crazy obsession to rule over others
By death, destruction and sin.

The mayhem of conflict is a ongoing scourge
Robbing man from intended glory.
The hinge of history swings in all directions
As the madness of war tells its story.


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Thad Wilk (11/23/2007 10:58:00 AM)
A wonderfully written poem, true in every line and in all that you define! ! ! * 10 *! ! ! ! !
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