The ’14-’18 ‘war to end all wars’
Did no such thing - in fact it was the cause
Of the subsequent one between the years
’39 and ’45, in which scores
Of millions died, and scores were settled. Pause
Then the Korean conflict. Still outlaws
The North stores its warheads and shuts its doors
Vietnam outfought France, then the States. The Doors
Sang ‘The End’ but when will it? The Cold War’s
Melted since global warming. Oil still pours
Its black death on us all. The West restores
Order in The Gulf. Afghanistan draws
No nearer to ‘democracy.’ Our laws
Today bar hungry strangers from our shores
I fear it will never end, although The Doors did make some really good songs.
ReplyDeleteWe have individual ends, including planetary ends, but THE END will never quite come, i suspect...
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