Tarnished Idols
It used to
be mardy gods unleashing
Thunderbolts
from the skies, but they have been
Superseded
by those who are between
Demagogues
and demiurges, ceasing
To regard
common humanity
As other
than expendable. They see
Themselves
as supreme dealers of destiny,
Prime moulders
of nationalist vanity.
Drones and
missiles are their bolts from the blue,
Striking
schools, hospitals, apartment blocks,
Rendered to
ruin by reasoning that mocks
Reason, by
insisting the lie is true.
Not by
sanction, reprisal nor moral force
Can leaders
be led to a change of course.
D. A.
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