War The Nature Of The Beast: America Nukes Japan Poem by Terence George Craddock

Japanese casualties
of nuclear bombs
the atomic bombings

of Hiroshima Nagasaki
"Little Boy" dropped
on Hiroshima

instantly killed
80,000 people
"Fat Man, " dropped

on Nagasaki

killed 74,000
deaths most Japanese
casualties turned to ash

in a flash were civilians
the lucky instant painless deaths
horror suffering radiation

poisoning killed 110,000 to
210,000 still killing victims
years after victory Japan

was declared
in contrast the terror fire
bombing of Tokyo;

killed over 200,000
countries invade
defeat has serious

consequences
never forget
horrors of wars

wars do not
prove who is right
wars proves

who has best weapons
most efficient ruthless
deployed killing machines


Terence George Craddock (Afterglows Echoes Of Starlight)
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