Master's of War
Deborah Burris-Kitchen 1960 (Nashville, TN)
December 23Masters of War
I.
Come, architects of agony, weavers of pain
Crafters of guns, where innocence is slain.
Your death planes soar, a symphony of despair
Bombs born in shadows, a toxic affair.
Behind fortress walls and desks adorned with disdain
Your masks can’t cover the truth; ghastly scars remain.
II.
Behind citadels of stone, where power takes root
Destruction molded in shadows acute.
Desks of doom, where choices of evil are made
Your masks can’t cloak the sins that won’t fade.
A haunting question, heavy with dread
Can wealth cleanse your blood-stained hands so red?
III.
Masters of War, your protective netting cast.
As missiles descend, a masterpiece so vast.
From the ashes, black smoke ascends, veiling the sun.
Fire engulfs the city, buildings crumble; chaos has begun.
Body parts scatter in a tragic ballet.
Children weep, with their innocence, they pay
IV.
Is your gold so pure, a currency of sin?
Can it purchase forgiveness as your tale of malice spins?
Can your riches mend hearts, shredded and torn?
So much destruction left behind, lands forlorn.
As death takes its toll, a relentless knell
No treasures can resurrect what befell.
V.
When the sky darkens and the rivers turn red
Will your affluence matter after your death?
Can your money buy you peace, or is it a guise
To conceal the truth in your power-hungry eyes?
The payment of deeds, a haunting toll
Echoes through time, a requiem for the soul.
VI.
All possessions hoarded in your castle of control
Fade away as your history of devastation is exposed
No fortune can redeem your soul’s tainted hue.
Masters of War, with a legacy of hate ice-cold
You’ll face a reckoning as your story unfolds.
About this poem
The poem is a war protest song.
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Written on November 28, 2023
Submitted by dburriskitchen on December 06, 2023
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Closest metre | Iambic pentameter |
Characters | 1,680 |
Words | 313 |
Stanzas | 2 |
Stanza Lengths | 1, 41 |
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