I hate you, war

Just words.

         

                              I hate you, War

Dear grandchild. I'm so sorry. I left you just blood and hate.  My father left me Vietnam and I left you in a world swimming in red blood of hate and separation.

I taught you. Be kind to all people and never look down at another person. Treat people like you want to be treated. Lead with kindness and open hands to friendship.

The old timers speak little of war. Men, who saw blood soaked glass and dirt of Europe, Africa and Asia. They know war is s**t. They tell me in sad and low voice. The great wars were support to be the last one's. What have we done? This world is a mess.



Our leaders are painting the world blood red and making the world black with hate. Do you believe the common person in the Middle East and Africa. Want war on their soil? Today great cities are gone and millions, are lost to the greed of war. The mad dogs leaders are demanding more blood and power.

Who does the world support? Terrorist don't want a victory of honor. They fight for oil and land. What is the value of a child in the way of war? What is the value of a family in the way of war?

Millions are homeless, millions are sick and millions are starving.  Great countries spend 1.2 trillion on war. Send guns to active wars. Support murderers with bombs and guns. If God is watching. He know the Devil's wish is alive and well.  Making men believe murder and war is the way to peace. It isn't. It  is the fast track to a dead-end with no winner.

I'm old now and my grandchildren have known war, every day of their life. My children have known war, every day of their life. I have known few days of peace in my lifetime.

I hate war. I joined the Army at seventeen to be like father. War taught me. No-one win in war. Who won the Korea war? Who won the Vietnam war? Who have won in the new wars still being fought?

I have seen the leftover people of war. I served food to the hungry in Asia, Europe and Africa. Their eyes beaten and sad. The poor people in the way of war pay for the hate of the few. Can we stop war??

Today I pray for good friends lost to war. I pray all the soldiers come home safe and sound. I pray we learn. Every life had value. I pray the great countries quit sending weapons of bloodshed to blood thirsty men.

Great countries are willing to teach the young people how to kill and forget to teach them how to live. Time for a billion people to demand the end of violence. Demand the great powers keep their weapons locked and secure, away from the men of terror and hate.

Remember the terrorist is where you are standing. When you send 500,000 soldiers to a foreign land. You become the terrorist.

                         John Castellenas/Coyote

Author's Note

Just words and thoughts.

Reviews

[APOORVA]

I pray all the soldiers come home safe and sound. I pray we learn. Every life had value. I pray the great countries quit sending weapons of bloodshed to blood thirsty men.
SINCE YOU HAVE SERVED AN ARMY, YOU HAVE DEEP INSIGHTS ABOUT THE ACTUAL SITUATION OF WHAT REALLY GOES ON.
ITS SCARY HOW MEN STAY AWAY FROM THERE FAMILIES FOR MONTHS AND SERVE THEIR NATION. THEY DESERVE RESPECT AND MASSIVE HONOR FROM ALL OF US.
WE MUST MUST MUST HATE WAR AND PRAY FOR HUMANITY TO PREVAIL.
I WISH FOR A DAY WHEN THERE WILL BE NO DEFENSE FORCES IN ANY COUNTRY, VERY NATION WOULD LIVE IN PEACE AND LOVE

[Coyote Poetry]

Me too my friend. I appreciate the comment.

[Bala Gorthi]

An excellent write, Sir!
These are not just words, they truly reflect the mad state of affairs we have today everywhere. I concur with every word of this write. The whole world is in a mess.
Thank you for writing and sharing this...

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Bala. Time for common people to stop countries supplying countries struggling with weapons. I pray we learn common sense ASAP. Every life had value.

[Bala Gorthi]

You are most welcome, Sir. ,
I too pray for such good sense in all ( all common people and our leaders). Or may be re incarnation time for the God ! Or what shall the future genre nations have ? I dread..

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. Truth upon truth. You peal off the real reasons behind wars whether from the terrorists or countries. They tell you their motives but we know it is all lies for they have other real and wicked reasons behind all of it. They all benefit except the innocent people who are pawns in this grand scheme of things.
I love your poem in a will form...Excellent, sir...:)..................

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Sami. Time for USA to send food, water and medicine. Not weapons and soldiers.

[Sami Khalil]

Wow. So true. You are welcome. ....::::))))

[Tazeen Ahmed]

I firmly agree to this!
Honest and thought provoking sentences.
Wars are certainly destroying our planet, there are no benefits to it!

Thank you for sharing.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Tazeen. Need the world to pray for peace and demand peace.

[Meshalini]

Every single line in this poem makes me think..

Your words are 100% true....you expressed your feelings and thoughts beautifully....

Hoping to read more war writings from you...

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Meshalini. We must try to help the poor people in the way of war. I wish I knew how to teach common sense. In the old days of the unions in the USA. They would lock-up the leaders of business and union together in one room. Locked-in till they could fix their problems. Maybe we need to lock-in our leaders in one room and make them fix this world.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

yes, every day of their lives...they have known it...
leaders want it, need it...the average person is appalled by it...rejects it...but for economic and other reasons...war seems necessary to some---

i hate it too, Coyote.
j.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right my friend. War is a rich man hobby. I went to deployment meetings. Soldiers are just the tools of war. Expendable items to Generals and leaders.

[Valentine]

John, I loved Joey and Rory, she fought cancer for so long. Then left that precious little daughter with Downs Syndrome. As for war, looking at the pictures of Syria on the news I wonder what will the winners be left with, they have not only killed thousands of lives, they have totally destroyed the infrastructure of that country. Nothing of value left. War sucks. Valentine

[Coyote Poetry]

I agree my friend. This Joey and Rory song about the Civil war. A sad song. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Paul Bell]

War, the pastime for rich nations to cut their country's population. Never going to stop. Not even when the button is pushed.

[Coyote Poetry]

I believe you are right. Years ago. I wanted no kids. I adopted three children and now I worry for them. I pray we learn common sense. Thank you Paul for reading and the comment.

[Tina Kline]

Such truth to your words. If only the wars would stop. Everyone is fighting for no true reason. It is just a billion dollar industry to the Military Industrial Complex. Its money for them and death for everyone else. It is deeply sad.

Fantastic write.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Tina and you are right. When war is profit. Life become expendable.