Fleeting As A Breath Poem by Edward Kofi Louis

Futile!
Fleeting as a breath;
Vapour!
Like a bitter cry heard in the land of war;
Muse, life, peace!
In the air;
But, for the lack of knowledge my people perish.
This power!
This life,
Of the reign;
Rain, reign!
Under the sun, moon and stars;
But, stripped off with the guns of war.
Water and wine for your libations!
Futile,
Fleeting as a breath;
To save you,
However, you were oppressed in the name of war.