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America Weeps
“May God keep you away from the venom of the
cobra, the teeth of the tiger, and the revenge of
the Afghans.” --Alexander the Great.
Afghanistan, like Viet Nam
is a country perpetually at war,
a Muslim monstrosity that is
mountainous and medieval,
where war lords and archaic
beliefs, and the sad bastardization
of the Koran, retards progress,
education, women’s rights, and all
attempts at democratizing, a crude
place only loosely united by Jihad,
AK-74’s, blood lust, rape and murder.
The breeding ground for 9/11, where
terror is a prideful pursuit,
and the insidious Taliban
was never fully defeated, and
has rebuilt its strength like quicksilver.
America had to go to Pakistan
to kill Bin Laden, and has spent
twenty years in Afghanistan, spent
trillions, and sacrificed our military,
all for naught, as we witness today’s
Saigon moment, as tens of thousands
attempt to flee, some clinging to C-17s
and falling to their death, as we face
the fact that we no longer win wars,
or make a difference, as our White
House struggles to white-wash this
tragic ending, this damnable dark dirge.
Glenn Buttkus
Kasa
Posted over at d'Verse Poet's Pub
10 comments:
A powerful, timely write, Glenn! Wow! So much is packed within the form, especially resonate with; " the sad bastardization of the Koran, retards progress,education, women’s rights." Thank you so much for writing to the prompt 💝💝
Biden is up to his ears trying to combat COVID. That is the war I prefer he wins. Well written Glenn. However, this poetic form leaves me uninspired, so I’m gonna pass.
A sad day indeed for everyone... No one every wins in a war...We should have learned from the Russians many decades ago... Another atrocity to add to the list....Very sad indeed!
Nobody ever wins in a war, except for the daisies, poppies, and amanita that thrive over the graves of the dead.
Amanita song by REM:
https://youtu.be/vBLqNKCrjwE
"twenty years in Afghanistan, spent
trillions, and sacrificed our military,
all for naught..."
TBH, I almost didn't want to read this because it felt too painful for me - even before reading the first couplet. You really captured the pointlessness and horribleness of the situation, Glenn.
Yours,
David
A lose/lose situation from the beginning.
You went straight to the core of the insanity ... we never learn! Never. I enjoyed this immensely, though it's a difficult read. Vietnam ruined my family ... forever.
The first step to sanity is when we face the inevitable. But that requires all of us.
Building democracy with guns was a lost cause to begin with.
What brought back the Taliban was really the corruption,
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