Misunderstanding The Strategy Poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar

The hatred and division created.
Inflated to have escalated.
Today seems to have shifted.
With an addiction that self inflicts.

Leaving more accusations tossed around,
Heard by those who are participants...
To seriously with consciousness insist,
If it had not been...
For their enemies and terrorists,
Threatening them on a daily basis.
They would have no need,
To ensure their tactics to practice...
Against their own citizens.
Would achieve the success.
They had perceived to believe this.

But somehow,
This to comprehend...
By their own people.
To have been victimized.
Has left everyone,
Misunderstanding the stategy.

Especially the ones recruited.
And involved to assume,
This activity to communicate...
To their own citizens,
As periodic rehearsals.
Shown to expose it publicly,
Would show their enemies...
And anyone attempting to terrorize,
Their lives.
Just how well prepared they are.
To defend and protect,
Their quality of life and what they value!
This...
Should have not been overlooked.

"Oh!
So why weren't we told that,
Before we allowed ourselves to believe...
We should perform with such conviction.
A hatred and division.
And needless bigotry.
As if it was the real thing? "

That decision was made by the director.
And obviously whoever re-wrote the script,
Had him convinced...
The reality of it would succeed.
And thoughtlessly he loved it.

"This is absolute madness."

Well...
Think about it.
Those we thought to be our enemies.
Ready to terrorize our lives,
With unrelenting havoc.
Have put down their weapons.
And have begun to videotape our activities.
In total disbelief.
So...
There is something good to be had.
On both sides.

"Your comments.
They are familiar.
Where have I heard those words before? "