War2

poem by: John Prophet
Written on Oct 27, 2023 

War, a
terrible
thing.
Nagasaki.
Hiroshima.
Dresden.
No early
warning
for innocents
to leave.
Nope.
Bombs
away.
Elderly.
Women.
Children.
Babies.
Tens of
thousands
vaporized.
War, a
terrible
thing.

 

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