The Hardest Lesson To Remember

Wars exist to teach empires
two subjects; geography and humility,

When they are understood
then whatever it is
that now understands them
they will not want to be the empire
they used to be, casually subjugates others.   


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Wing And Spirit

Swallows swoop for joy
around the church;
they nest in its eaves for shelter.
The transient are fed
the homeless are housed,
the spirit takes form on the wing.

 

Well beyond the beliefs
of those who built the building
a lighter world is paying its own way.

Who Do You Love ? (2)

'The love of money

is the root of all evil'
wrote St Paul*.
I can just about define
money and evil. But
who understands love?
For all his writing
about suffering
I doubt St Paul did.

*From 1Timothy Ch6 V10

Who Do You Love?

The Gods a city worships
are imprinted on it's skyline;
the higher the building,
the more triumphant the god
the more intensely the deity
is worshiped, particularly Mammon.

The Tide Of Faith

has dried up, where it once flowed
has become a beach for pleasure.

The invisible things
we once believed
are now hidden,
like buried treasure.

Democracy vs Dictatorship

Both require votes.
Both create passivity
through order.

Only one appears
to be half transparent
and then the citizens
of any given state
have to work out
which half is which.

All Governments Need Loyal Servants

If 'Faust' were adapted for today
the good Doctor would serve
in Guantanamo Bay.