art
/ärt/
noun
The expression or application of human creative skill
and imagination, typically in a visual form such as painting or sculpture,
producing works to be appreciated primarily for their beauty or emotional
power.
To me there is no
art in war.
A landscape
tinted with blood
has no beauty, no
redemption.
How does one
fight a war on terror?
How much death
equates success?
How do we keep
monsters at bay
when we are fired
upon with our once
peddled star
bangled weapons?
To me there is no
art in war.
A landscape stripped
of life
to feed green
profit into greed’s pockets
has no beauty, no
redemption.
Why is there a
call to fight for freedom
when we are
losing our freedoms
under the guise
of keeping us free?
To me there is no
art in war.
A landscape littered
with the collateral damage
of innocents that
brings the world no closer to peace
has no beauty, no
redemption.
©Susie Clevenger 2014
Real Toads ~ Get Listed ~ September
Comments
"To me there is no art in war."
This is the burning question: the whole paradox of fighting for peace never makes any sense to me.
When humans have nothing, animal instincts bubble past what separates us from our relative species .
War will always be, while humans feed off and promote ignorance
When the World's exonomy is flatlining, War prevails!
This subject is every mother!s nightmare.
I'm sorry so late in visiting--life a little beyond me. Thanks as always. k.