Don’t you ever weary;
War, propaganda, lying
Corrupting your soul,
Disillusioning our minds.
Done with a smile–
You think us likely to believe,
But we can only be fooled for so long.
Loved ones die for your greed,
Laid to waste in foreign lands.
Brought back with thin veiled honors,
Do you think that flag draped coffins comfort?
They do not!
They cannot!
Tell me–how many barrels of oil is their flesh worth,
A few cents at the pump,
A few more billions in your coffers?
They mean nothing to you,
You do not know them,
You have not held them at birth,
You will not grieve for them when they die,
But you surely will forget them as if they never existed.
You should drop to your knees and beg forgiveness,
Confessing your sinful, criminal ways.
Then again why?
It would all be for naught
For even then you would not be saved.
Such is the price paid–
When the seven deadly sins become
…Your lords and masters.
~~ Dominic R. DiFrancesco ~~
Dom DiFrancesco 
… not only for oil, but for the munitions makers and the contracting companies…
great write, Dom.
Absolutely, the whole military/industrial complex benefits. Thanks Jen.
Everyone except the people. 😦
How true.
…. and yesterday’s elections will bring more of the same, no ….?
You tell them! And we have to keep on telling. This is powerful. Doesn’t miss at all. Every soldier is someone’s child and no profiteering is worth their loss.
You’ve got that right and unfortunately we don’t fight wars anymore with moral objectives. Now they are all fought for profit. We should make war a last resort, but hey there isn’t any money in that is there.
Dom — do you follow Old Foole?
http://yeoldefoole.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/sonnet-redshirt-victory-song/#like-3444
http://yeoldefoole.wordpress.com/2014/11/05/lullaby/
Actually yes I do, but I have to add him to my email list, I only have him in the reader at the moment.