The General

THE GENERAL

He opened his eyes and with a sigh, surveyed the far stretched land

Many men would die today by orders from his hand

The women and the children too would not escape the fate

For in a war when life is lost, it won’t discriminate

He mustered troops, and orders gave ,with a heavy heart

He knew he must continue this, he had to play his part

People died, they writhed and screamed

he saw them in his dreams

His enemy’s would also see, the blood from the machine

He had to make the first move you see

Before light spread across this land

For If he didn’t attack first, he’d die by enemy hands

They were all working for someone, a so called higher power

The big fat corporate cats that sat in ivory towers

In war you see, you had to be , very very clever

Would either side gain from this, no absolutely never

Both armies they would lose their men, and their families too

And no matter if he won this war, someone controls him too

They lure you in with promises, of a better land

Freedom for the people, but what no one understands

Is they just want their dirty work, done with others hands

The general looked down on his troops, and with a solemn frown

Ordered them to march upon the nearest enemy town

Guns they fired, people screamed, some the general knew

But there’s no time here for emotions, in a war this is so true

We thieve, we lie, we kill and break, the spirit of this land

Again today the people die from the generals hand

He fired his gun, and screamed a cry of a man without a heart

Little did they know the thoughts, that echoed in the dark

Written by Vicki Lucas 2020

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