Wonderful write as religion and war seem to go hand in hand with destruction blowing around. It seems to me that it should bring peace instead of war;-]
Posted 10 Months Ago
10 Months Ago
You would think so willow, you would think so.
Thank you,
j.
Waging war in the name of chosen systems of belief is the dumbest thing humanity has ever achieved. Thousands upon thousands of years and still it happens. Maybe that is the miracle? That we, of such developed brains and advanced knowledge , can actually be so dumb and resort to endless violence and bloodshed in the name of religion. I think that book is not golden but rather rotten. Impressive and relevant poem.
Posted 10 Months Ago
10 Months Ago
Thank you for your understanding review, Makhabat,
j.
This powerful and finely written post is so very jacob. But sir, who builds the weapons and pulls the triggers? We, like it or not, were created to have the essential make up to choose right from wrong. Some would say that choice - Conscience. comes via faith. science or natural evolution. Even in placing my thoughts - as have others, I am struck by the gravity of your very visual and understandable words, but, need add another side to the eternal question. Why does Man kill?
Posted 10 Months Ago
10 Months Ago
like in Donovan's song Universal Soldier...He's the Universal Soldier and he really is to blame. read morelike in Donovan's song Universal Soldier...He's the Universal Soldier and he really is to blame.
You have a point...
j.
If we put out faith into Mankind instead of God or any god, there will still be war(s). Proof of tha.. read moreIf we put out faith into Mankind instead of God or any god, there will still be war(s). Proof of that is rampant across the world here and now. The Universal Soldier? A debate rather than a poem, jacob?!
A powerful write dear J. Reminds me how religion for centuries has resulted in the evils of warfare. A bible in one hand is pretty useless when a bullet is coming in your direction. Ohh, the futility of warfare. The innocents suffer.
Where is the place for religion, if no worshippers are left? What is the use of a bounty, if no children are left? Your words are powerful and evoke a desperation in the reader. We must always condemn war and describe it in the most despairing way and you have certainly done that here. I loved it!
Posted 10 Months Ago
10 Months Ago
Yes, we need to just mind our own business, live and let live and quite killing each other.
t.. read moreYes, we need to just mind our own business, live and let live and quite killing each other.
thank you, Divya,
j.
dear Jacob... we were raised in an atmosphere where Hope had Wings... to fly and gather flowers of Mercy. Now the feathers float above the wounded and quiet who have passed. It is a sad time for everyone. The children and young Scholars have become the Angels who are left with seeds to sow and grow in sunshine and rain. Peace and Love, Pat
Originally from Bronx, NY, I live in Carbondale, Illinois...teach English at a community college and have been writing and publishing poetry since 1970. I am here to read for inspiration from other po.. more..