What exactly is it that causes conflict and war?
Wounded ego’s of the rich and powerful are generally at the core
Existence is too easy and constant feuds stop life becoming a bore
Personal arguments turn to family feuds which spiral more and more
One insignificant clash will be blown out of proportion and be known as ‘the final straw’
Newly found foes and ancient adversary’s aim to bring misery to their enemies door
As a result of which, revenge is needed to somehow make the wounds less sore
Civilized discussion turns to irrational talk of retaliation and uncontrollable uproar
Soon these isolated incidents cause an inescapable cycle to come to the fore
Suffering and retribution occur so often it almost appears enshrined in law
And both sides live in fear of what they know is inevitably in store
Nothing but a continuous stream of maiming, mutilation and gore
Innocent families, friends and lovers suffer more than any human is meant to endure
Hateful propaganda makes each adversary an evil bastard or a diseased whore
There will be no winners in this game and no one keeping score
And ironically by this point the reason for the dispute, no one is really sure
In the end though, the ones who suffer the most are always the poor
50 years later, sightseers will see the scenes of horror in a holiday tour
And wonder why such trivial feuds caused such a devastating war.
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- Published: December 2nd, 2010 06:14
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