The land laid waste and desolate.
Opposing armies came and went,
that neither thought to contemplate
the end result is evident.
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possibly one of the best poems i've seen here so far... a theme always relevant to society. again, i love the way you use your words.
Poet, there are only losers in war. Fantastic poetry, wonderful read 'Enjoyed'
How true, how sadly true! The innocent always suffer for the ill-fated deeds of others! It has been true in every war from time immorial, yet no one has yet figured out how to prevent people bent on war and destruction from harming the innocent without engaging them in their own forceful efforts and trying to repel the destroyers and minimize the destruction. And 'There are things worse than war...', as I stated in my poem, 'Salute to an American Soldier.' Sometimes not fighting back is one of those things.