The Plague of War

Rocking tanks smashing shallow tracks into the Earth

As they spout venom from "tails" pointed forward

And to the flanks killing targets and leaving scars

Upon the Earth and screaming killers scattered about.

In the harsh strobing lights of the flares

The crawlers look like nightmarish legs,

Scorpions moving quickly.

From the hillside a staccato roar announces

The plague of locusts,

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They spout fire and brimstone,

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They sting all that stand before them.

Their eyes shining with man pupils,

More killing. Spectacular fireworks,

Red tracers, that's us! Green tracers, that's them!

White blinding trails of phosphorus, spew burning clinging horror.

Only immersion in water can stop the burn.

Then angels arc through the clouds

Barrels of gasoline jelly, Napalm,

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More angels, out of sight,Turn the valley to fire.

Men get too close and they chop each other to pieces.

Hot metal passes through soft flesh, organs and bone with impunity.

Then birds with bright crosses come to recover the bleeding.

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