Weapons of War

Current thoughts expressed in free style

Why are weapons of war
in hands
connected to disconnected minds?
Separated
agitated
possessed by laws of possession
protected
rejected
by compression, in a lack of compassion.

Where are weapons of war?
In lands
free to freely discard
common sense
just for cents.
Commodity creates commotion
living tense.
Innocence.
our devoted are lost, in a loss of devotion.

What are weapons of war?
Demand
definition of deaf truth defined.
Now it is time
to end the crime.
Attend to that which needs attention.
Words can prime;
deeds must mime
action, before becoming reaction.

When do weapons of war
command
a retired tired toxic retard
who wears blood red?
An empty head
filled with hate like an affiliation
to tears shed
for the dead
society, that can't find socialization.

Who has weapons of war?
They stand
on political fears polled by scared politicians
into stone.
Then they moan,
"constituents read the constitution"
from their throne
though they're shown
polluted thoughts, add to mad pollution.

How can weapons of war
be banned?
Passing laws passed in inspiration
by honest men
and strong women
conditioned by human condition.
But again,
our children
passing, because of evil's passion.

2022

Author's Note

Damn it! I'm pissed off! I shouldn't have had to write this poem. I had other things I wanted to read and write today. We can't change insanity, but we can make it hard for the insane to conduct their business. Weapons of war should not be available to the public. If someone wants to shoot that many bullets they can go to a club or shooting range.

Billigami is angry too! This was going to be free verse, and read what he did with it. Maybe call it a form ... adverbian.

Reviews

[jacob erin-cilberto]

"Definition of deaf truth defined"
My God yes...

Guns are rampant...2nd amendment and all that...there are owners of guns who do have sense, and use the guns for hunting, or protection, or just to use at ranges. But they get around and they get into the hands of crazies who have no regard for human life at any age...and they also want to top the last mass shooting like it is some contest to see who can create the biggest tragedy and get the biggest headlines.
I think when this happens, the news can talk about it happening, but they should never give a name to the shooters...Mr. X...is enough...If they see there is no publicity for them....maybe they
will have no reason to do this.
I am so disgusted with politicians right now as it is, but 19 children...only 2nd, 3rd and 4th graders?

It is the worst of the tragedies....I am writing about it also...and about Ukraine...
and about child abuse by priests...I don't want to...it just is what comes to me....I would rather just write about peace and love...but I guess there is no real news story in that, is there?
Keith says to do something about it. As poets we try to have our voice heard, in the sixties we protested...we tried for change....I wish there was more of that protest now...the younger generation getting more involved...we need that passion for change, again.
This poem speaks loudly on what needs to be heard.
j.

[lightsong]

your words hurt the heart Mr. J... How sad the world has become.

Peace ✨🤍🕊️🤍✨

[Bryan Sefton]

Seems to me that if people buy guns for protection then everyone ends up carrying a gun. Perhaps we should all stop ptotecting.

[lightsong]

You make a good point and I understand your message. but it can't be correct at all situations. for example, Can a policeman do his job without protection? of course not.

[Bryan Sefton]

They do here in Great Britain.

[lightsong]

Maybe some areas are different from the others. All I wish is Peace everywhere in Earth.

[William Michael Reeves]

Thanks Jacob. As I recited it to myself I was yelling. Peace and love would be news. Peace and love are news ... at the end of each broadcast. To temper the reality of the beginning of the broadcast. Imagine (RIP Alan White) if the news was just like a small town newspaper. Weather and sports. Garage and bake sales. A police blotter that's more funny than tragedy. I feel the feelings in your review felt by me. I see only one solution. Phillip K. Dick wrote Minority Report. We need 'precogs'!!

[Ken Simm.]

Guns are NOT necessary for peace. Living people are.

[The Rock And Roll Cowbo..]

The truest weapon of war is a human beings ego. The bigger the ego the more destructive it is.

[Robert Trakofler]

So much disdain is stirring thru my mind and heart these days:( it is hard to focus on much else it’s such a bad time for empathetic souls it’s no wonder this poem bled out of you:/ much of what you said stirs in my mind! Well done good sir

[William Michael Reeves]

It is a hard time for empathetic souls. We feel for each other and the condition of society's condition, but can't do a damn thing about it. Sad and frustrating. You put that well Robert ... the poem bled out of me. As I think back to when I wrote this my anger felt like a wound at the time. I hope you and your mind are well these days. Thank you.

[William Michael Reeves]

I wanted to add another thank you Robert for reviewing this. I've been reading this for the first time in a while and I see how I might make it flow a little smoother without changing my form and intention much. I think I'll edit it a bit. I happen to be in the hospital at the moment and have nothing better to do anyways. Thanks

[Robert Trakofler]

Ghounwah has been keeping me updated on you I hope your breathing is getting better

[William Michael Reeves]

Thanks Robert. Still in the ICU but improving. I believe I'll live to write another poem! And I know you know how I'm feeling right about now. Thank you. It is good to have friends and I appreciate your concern.

[Ken Simm.]

There are several things that make me angry. One, guns kill, stop making the guns that kill effeciantly. Two I have a theory we will only stop killing each other when we leave this planet and find someone else to kill. Only then we will become the true earth. We did it in the far distant past when we lived as groups to survive and we didn't have self satisfied and self agggranzing leaders. And three our leaders should only be the people who truly don't wish to lead but have to for the benifit of all.
Sorry about the rant but your great poem brought it all out again. Thank you and I really mean that.
Oh and by the way we shouldn't kill aleins as well.

[William Michael Reeves]

I hate that I find myself featuring this poem over and over. You have good reason to be angry. We all do. Most of society has some common sense. How that seems to get lost in elections of representatives is maddening. If I managed to stir your anger with my poem ... well, I'll call that a success. Thanks Ken.

I think you may have something there. We need to elect aliens. But I'm sure from the distance of time in their telescopes we must appear as monsters. I don't blame them for steering clear of us.

[Betty Hermelee]

Damn it! I'm pissed off too! Enough is enough! But our politicians do nothing to stop these hateful, horrible mass killings.... Only in America! Other westernized countries have managed gun control, but money makes America go and the rest of helping our country goes down the tube...nobody cares if innocent kids get killed by a stupid 18 year old jerk.... Our society is so broken that in my opinion, in my lifetime, I don't see even a budge in Gun control, Why? because politicians are greedy and don't give a damn. A very important piece W.
Best, B

[William Michael Reeves]

Society broken. Damn near shattered with a dagger of insanity. I'm going to repeat what I've been saying ... we as an army of poets should march to the senate floor, recite the nations thoughts, and let the years wash some common sense into the dry eyes of indifferent greed. Thanks Betty

[William Michael Reeves]

Years of tears. Autocorrect again, but actually said something this time

[Betty Hermelee]

And very important too! I would like to see an executive order!! like what Canada is doing.... we're so inadequate... it hurts
Best, B

[John the Baptist]

I agree that deadly weapons should not be in the wrong hands. But if we ban them, how specifically will that law be enforced? Many who own such weapons will not turn them in voluntarily.

[William Michael Reeves]

The gun is just a fraction of the problem. We can make it harder to git, that's about it. Insanity can't be solved. All we can do is protect. The more I hear the less I can feel. How can that teacher who propped the door live with that? How can the kid shot through the chest who had to play dead for an hour waiting for help live with that? AND HELP WAS ON THE OTHER SIDE OF THE WALL!! How can any of them live with that?

[JE Falcon]

I'm pissed too, William! --- Oh, how hard it is to look at dead baby bodies when we have glorified guns and fogged-up laws in the USA. And what it all boils down to is Pride, stubborn Pride. A goodly part of the USA now sees gun ownership as some sort of "Right of Passage". They teach their children, and their children teach their children that guns are cool, and the more bullets that you can shoot in one minute are even better. They are in fear that someone is going to take their toys away, so any sort of gun restriction receives a big NO; gun makers, and sellers, love it. --- Sadly, it is impossible to regulate weapons in the USA because any machine shop or person with a 3-D printer can modify or make guns; it's not rocket science. Right now, there is about one gun per person in the USA, and our only hope is to regulate new gun sales. However, we all know who will keep that from happening. --- However, dictatorial countries seem to do OK, --- Guns are tightly restricted in Russia. Civilians over 18 can obtain permits for hunting or sports firearms after medical checks. It is illegal to own handguns, guns that shoot in bursts or that have magazines with more than a 10-cartridge capacity.

[William Michael Reeves]

What sucks is we all know it. And those with common sense can't do anything about it. Society might have to capitulate and accept the rights's wrong. Arm the schools to the teeth, protect the young from a gun with a gun. What a crazy mixed up world! Thanks for sharing ... our anger!

[JE Falcon]

Accepting the Right's Wrongs only sells more guns. We saw how poorly everyone involved reacted in the Texas shooting, A teacher leaving a door open, even after hearing shots being fired, cops, being instructed to pull back and wait while even more shots were fired. No, we all want a Dirty Hairy to be in the mix, but that is seldom the case. And the idea of Teachers having guns is downright stupid, they are not cops.

[Cherrie]

Powerful poem.
Think on this:
Weapons of war are hate ,fear, and envy. Remember Cain killed Abel with his bare hands. There is a brokenness and disconnect in those that kill like that. They will not comply with laws. If that were true they would not have killed in the first place. Because Murder is a law and God bless the man that was willing and able to stop the attack. Words wouldn't stop him. It's a devastating fact that it took lead.
We must be willing to help the broken souls. However, 1st and foremost, willing to protect the innocent. With blood and life if required.

[William Michael Reeves]

Powerful review! Thank you! Since writing this I've been thinking about a book I read about a future called Dayworld. Children were escorted to school by armed guards. Even 40 years ago when I read that it caught my attention as extreme. Have we really come to that future now? Seems so.

You skipped Rat Tale. You were the one who I thought would enjoy it the most. Because it's a ballade and about a subject you've written about. Squirrels. Don't let the rat deceive you!

[Dave Brown]

it is time someone with clout began recalling and declaring weapons be not available to the general public
what in the hell does an 18 yr old, or anyone else for that matter, need something like an AK47
I am over 80 and have never owned a gun
I know of only one friend who does, and now I see the NRA is about to schedule another annual meeting.
That to me is one self serving group with a total lack of respect
There are some hunters (??) who have a legitimate use for a gun but when a country's citizens own more guns than there are people???????????????????
Just to shoot other Americans?????????????
Something very wrong here

[William Michael Reeves]

A wrong so hard to right I had to write this song of ... just how easy it would be to do right. You are so very right! Thanks Dave

[Temperance]

Frustration is evident in this writing and, I think most of the world is frustrated with what occurred recently in TX. Very sad that our system is not sophisticated enough to see the signs exhibited by the shooter. His guardians didn't see it. His teachers....did they see it? Social media should have more than "Fact Checkers", who they can get rid of but, should have some monitoring of posts such as the ones that were posted. It isn't a perfect society. Gun control will not keep guns out of the hands of those who want them. However, an 18 year old should not have been able to buy a gun so easily. Anyway, your words are powerful and I like the way you used the rhyme. T

[William Michael Reeves]

Writing our frustration tempers our frustration. Powerful words written by the powerless. We pen our poems as weapons of words, to maintain our sanity in a world of insanity. I had to get a background check to use that much rhyme. Thanks Temperance

[Temperance]

LOL! Too bad background checks aren’t used more often on other things.

[keith]

quick note ...
phone convo with friend in ottawa recently.
he asked, 'you do have a gun don't you?'
i replied, 'of course, i'm an american.'

how nonchalant we have become

[William Michael Reeves]

David Bowie wrote "God is an american." If a sentient being who creates exists, not likely very proud.

[keith]

appears dead babies is a world wide problem!
we've known that for some time now but the pocket filling almighty $$$ takes precedence over being a humane human being
i am no longer apologetic for being angry about the lack of sensible gun laws and the re-banning of assault rifles
STOP PLAYING ARMY !