Greed for power

To the universal laws

No one pays heed

War is a scourge

That reveals man’s greed –

 

The mighty flex their muscles

And trample over the weak

So many lives are lost

So many families torn

 

Unending is the hardship

That has to be just borne

Woeful is the trauma

That makes so many moan

 

But this struggle for power

Blinds statesmen one and all

The pacifists are ignored

No one responds to their call

 

Where will this trauma end

And how – is  the need to know

And which will be the line

That countries need to toe

 

It really defies logic

How nations cannot find

A solution to this problem-

And keep taking these steps unkind