Oh how glorious war is! How efficient And adequate! The way it entertains the gods When we shoot fireworks and missiles into the sky It accustoms young women to waiting Awards men for slaughtering men Inspires tyrants to deliver long speeches Adds pages to history books Gives politicians something to bet on Brought tears to Einsteinβs eyes Leaves men scarred for life Gives poets new themes Like Bukowski and Cummings It produces less mouths to feed Teaches historians that history is always repeating itself Gives governments something to brag about Pulverises countries until nothing is left Accomplishes equality between killer and killed Keeps the industry of artificial limbs in business Gives grave diggers a pat on the back See how glorious war can be?
-2016 This poem was written for an assignment I was given to do about war, during this task I chose to take a sarcastic turn about the topic instead of being traditional and using this task to take my anger out on war..I hope you enjoy my work.