Lies are misshappened truths
Intended to convert others to their view.
The prize be to destroy facts
As they shed false teardrops, anew.
Their lament is that there be war
Tho other’s blood be shed, no less.
Forgotten are lessons learned before.
Expecting the foe to yield to kindness
From a thoughtful heart.
How good they feel to be above it all
Intent on forging peace from the start
Regardless of the loss, as humanity faces the bitter fall.
History repeats for those who forget
That submission does not hope beget.
Sidi J. Mahtrow
http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/reply-to-jack-russell-s-lament/
