What Is War For? Poem by Nabakishore Dash

Neither the leaders nor
their children die in war.
Only the Presidents of Nations
exhibit their hegemony to
occupy seats of power.

Who sacrifice lives is
never their concern.
Only shedding of crocodile tears,
no heartfelt compassion.

Not by love, they want to
win the hearts of millions.
Cruel massacre is the
standard procedure of dominion.

Lives of young, old, and
children are not only lost.
But also environment and
resources suffer the most.

Manufacture and selling of
weapons, expansionism,
religious conversion are
the other motives.
Demonic standards of living,
once held inferior, are now
the superior superlatives.