I was watching a reportage about the strong possibility of a war between Iraq and Kurdistani Kirkuk. I don't consider myself a political person, neither politically aware nor politically active. But sometimes, I'm moved on a deep level at the futility of and process leading up to war. This is one of those moments. I went directly to the computer.
You Can’t Have A War
You can’t have a war
Unless you have weapons;
You can’t have those weapons
Unless you have industries;
Can’t have an industry earning no money -
And money means profit,
For who runs an industry
That doesn’t profit -
Profit the carrot.
Weapons-to-profit:
The distance is multi- or many small instances
Building the one upon other,
Easy to disregard,
Turn a blind eye to.
Oil or real estate,
Access to coast,
Minerals, labor:
Possession and use.
Passions’ abuse
And war is the certainty.
It’s terribly sad,
This fighting for terra;
A sickening error
Pretending it’s doctrine or canon or righteousness.
Overruled, conscience.
You can’t have a war,
Restrain it,
Unless there’s this chain of re-action,
Everyone playing his part.
It’s breaking my heart.
Ain’t it yours?
You Can’t Have A War 10.14.2017
War Book II; Our Times, Our Culture II;
Arlene Corwin
Oct 14, 2017
Oct 14, 2017 at 2:57 PM UTC
I was watching a reportage about the strong possibility of a war between Iraq and Kurdistani Kirkuk. I don't consider myself a political person, neither politically aware nor politically active. But sometimes, I'm moved on a deep level at the futility of and process leading up to war. This is one of those moments. I went directly to the computer.
You Can’t Have A War
You can’t have a war
Unless you have weapons;
You can’t have those weapons
Unless you have industries;
Can’t have an industry earning no money -
And money means profit,
For who runs an industry
That doesn’t profit -
Profit the carrot.
Weapons-to-profit:
The distance is multi- or many small instances
Building the one upon other,
Easy to disregard,
Turn a blind eye to.
Oil or real estate,
Access to coast,
Minerals, labor:
Possession and use.
Passions’ abuse
And war is the certainty.
It’s terribly sad,
This fighting for terra;
A sickening error
Pretending it’s doctrine or canon or righteousness.
Overruled, conscience.
You can’t have a war,
Restrain it,
Unless there’s this chain of re-action,
Everyone playing his part.
It’s breaking my heart.
Ain’t it yours?
You Can’t Have A War 10.14.2017
War Book II; Our Times, Our Culture II;
Arlene Corwin