Armistice: from the Latin arma (weapons) and sistere (halt/stand still). A pause in conflict while resolution is sought.
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Modern Warfare
A crude eye viewing mineral wealth
A dictator’s deficient mental health
A covetous handshake, a wink or a nod
Affiliation with a particular variety of god
Justification with roots based on a lie
Superior indoctrination a reason to die
Waging war for the wages of sin
Filling coffins and coffers to the brim
The bullied become the bullies
The desperate driven by despair
The gears and the pulleys
For the war machine’s heir
To change the colour of the maps
By soaking them in blood
Bombarded ‘til collapse
So all that’s left is mud
Death hisses and quakes
At the helpless lives at stake
Homes and heritage lost in seconds
By indiscriminate use of weapons
Retaliatory repercussion
In a cycle of destruction
Who takes which side of the line?
With such a malicious breed of swine
Leaders should be calling for it to cease
A chance for the innocent in a time of peace
An end to this evil brutality
Sliding back to caveman mentality
For nothing to’ve been learned
In this day and age
Conscience spurned
By the turning of a page
Those bridges burned
Political failure beyond gauge
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Once upon a time in Damascus they lived side by side by side
Three faiths and a lesson to share worldwide
It was a rare interlude in the history of mankind
But maybe there is still hope for a future we can find
The people are billions
Governments few
In the hands of civilians
An epoch for the new