What Kept Is Left Believed

Lawrence S. Pertillar 1947 (Connecticut)



What is war and its purpose all about?
And who is it that wins over what,
To declare they had been victorious.
With a leaving what left kept believed.
Done without a doing of it again to repeat it?

'Well..
If war is not a lesson that teaches,
Nothing learned from it to end them all...
Has of yet appeared on the menu of events.
And besides...
What other lessons have we yet begun,
To think of them as important ones to learn?'

Not to lie, cheat, deceive, commit adultery,
Treason, betrayal, fraud or corruption.

'Come on.
Stop joking.
I am not talking about our way of life.
I am referring to those unconscious deeds.
We may not be aware of them but allow,
Our normal lives to become victimized.
While spending too much time,
Debating ways...
As to how we can further defend,
Standards we value to keep kept protected!'

And...
Let us not forget,
The decisions we make...
Are left to become inherited,
By our innocent children.
Kept to keep these ideals,
Blooming to ever stay fresh flourishing...
To prolong the quality,
And the continuance of our pristine visions!
In their minds forever and ever. Amen!
I mean...
If such remains the will,
Of OUR Almighty God!
As is reflected,
Throughout the entire Universe.
This one and others...
We may or may not acknowledge to exist!




 
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Submitted by lpahtillah on April 23, 2022

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme XXXXX XXXXXAX BA XCXXXXXXXD XXXXAXCBXXXXXDXXX
Closest metre Iambic tetrameter
Characters 1,284
Words 277
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 5, 7, 2, 10, 17

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