Whither the Commonweal
Beyond
flame, smoke and rhetoric of war,
Muffling
hearing and dimming the vision
Of
spectators lost to indecision,
Is there
some greater purpose anymore?
Nothing’s resolved
by strike and counter strike,
Disputation
of sovereignty and borders,
The
commonplace of following orders,
Whether with
bow and axe, musket and pike,
Missile and
drone, always the casualty
Is humanity.
Victory or defeat
Figure in
columns on the balance sheet
While profit’s
the deciding reality.
There can be
no leaders without the led
If they but
choose the commonweal instead.
D. A.
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