Never Ending Battle

[heinzs]

Never-ending Battle
(a history of America 1776-2002)

Darkness and black clouds -
storm's portent -
whyfor this day
above any other?
Call forth militia's throng -
the salty tea steeps
while tempest brews.
Silversmith rides
to hearken all
the lantern's message
and the musket's ball.
Set the wheels in motion -
Liberty doth peal
the nascent Nation
as it draws first breath.
Life and joy pursue
and declare by preamble
conscious intent -
unaware that four score
and seven hence
the test of faith would come again.
Brother against brother,
the nation torn asunder
leaving permanent scars
visible yet today.
The dark time rolls on
in shades of blue and grey
or black and white.
The quiet space short,
in global conflict
join the fray.
Not just once, but twice,
ending in a nanosecond heartbeat
as the man-made suns
sear the emperor's domain.
A multiplicity of holocausts
the innocent endure
while Ares' madness
feeds on their burning flesh.
Not done yet?
Again to the orient with fire
while ice rules the western front.
Stalemate between the tricky one
and the sound of one shoe tapping.
So on and so forth -
our Bas-mizvah'd protege has learned
to emulate us well
and carries genocide
to her unhappy neighbors.
At last, the millennium -
harbinger of doom
or enlightenment?
Perhaps both...
but only time will tell.
Once more pricked at home,
swift vengeance carries
to the enemy overseas.
So the nation mourns again
while only the scope changes
with each generation.
The centuries march by;
18th - fighting off the yoke of tyranny;
19th - the bloody internal strife;
20th - twice global seeming endless battle;
21st - just barely begun
with internecine turmoil.
Are we doomed
in this land that so loves peace
to constant war
and struggle without cease?
4/23/2002

[soular]

in this land that so loves peace

Not only in America but anywhere selfishness is boosted.
Fear is to conquer but awe to melt into the whole, live as one.
My boat is still rocking but I'm more aware.
Thanks for sharing, Heinz!

[heinzs]