PEOPLE WITHOUT CONSCIENCE

nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

They are searching
The rubble of ground below
Last nights bombing
The flames still glow
Tomorrow they will bury
The children they found
It was I who dropped bombs
So high without sound.

Away from the carnage
Like a computer game
Targets and lines
Then it becomes insane
To see devastation
Lives taken and torn
I am the dealer of death
This horror is born.

They pinned a medal on my chest
Shook my hand and impressed
What a hero I was
In fondness kept
Its hidden in a drawer
Away from the glare
Of people without conscience
Politicians who dont care.

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  • orchidee

    Good write N.

  • sorenbarrett

    A poignant poem. My father in WWII was a navigator that told the plane where to drop its bombs on Germany. I asked him about how he felt dropping bombs on civilians and he stated that war is hell and one does what they have to do. I often wonder if politicians feel the same way. Politics are hell and one does what one has to do. Is that all that life is, is expediency? Nicely written and thought provoking

    • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

      thanking you and appreciated as always, yes as you said no one seems to pay heed to what those involved often feel in war, politicians seem to feed off vicories without a care for those who carry out the orders

      • sorenbarrett

        You are most welcome Norman. Each feel they are just doing their job compartmentalized and distanced from the impact of their actions.

        • nephilim56 ( Norman Dickson)

          so very true

        • Lorenz

          People are only aware of a comforting imperfection that leads them to illusory rebellion .
          Conscientious politicians don't care.

        • Goldfinch60

          Very fine words Norman, those who bomb others do not always realise what they have created, it is not their fault though they are just following orders from those who are in power.

          Andy



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