Common Carnage
Biting-Tearing-Scathing
this is not somewhere inviting.
Eviscerating skin and nerves-
effacing and obliterating
sensation;
swift removal of lands and tribes
brings devastation.
No reasoning or rationale,
the freshly arrived just have to go.
Erasing back to barren states;
defacing the
responsive and vibrant.
The unblemished are sunk in despondence.
About this poem
It is probably true that warfare and aggression are written into the human genetic code. Originally intended to describe an individual's personal struggles, this piece quickly expanded to encompass any loss of life through violent acts. Whether from combat, corruption, or clear-cut chaos the tragic ripple effect from man's brutality is unnerving.
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