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Never A Gain

I’ve been asked to explain the words “Never A Gain”!

So I’ll limn it here plain, all that’s “Never A Gain”:

 

Death, destruction and pain define Never A Gain,

like a pale hurricane, warfare’s Never A Gain,

often wars steal terrain, plunder’s Never A Gain,

even wars on the wane, really Never A Gain,

over ten million slain, frankly Never A Gain.

 

Although diplomats feign (pretend’s Never A Gain) ,

and abuse might and main (thralldom’s Never A Gain),

trying tricks and chicane achieves Never A Gain.

 

Where the children have lain, voids are Never A Gain,

limber limbs torn in twain, doubly Never A Gain,

fearful famine, mundane, by God Never A Gain;

warriors say it’s humane though there’s Never A Gain.

 

Army hordes raising Cain exhume Never A Gain,

bloody battles, though vain, produce Never A Gain,

whether guns or ******* shots wreak Never A Gain;

though the dead don’t complain, dying’s Never A Gain.

 

Atom bombs from a plane bestow Never A Gain,

lethal neutrons aflame beget Never A Gain,

with a nuclear rain, all’s lost, Never A Gain.

 

In a sandy domain, victory’s Never A Gain.

Desert blood down the drain? A clot’s Never A Gain.

And though dunes will remain, a grave’s Never A Gain.

Global war, so insane, provides Never A Gain,

whether Gaza, Ukraine, death deals Never A Gain.

In that graveyard domain, regret’s Never A Gain

and a soul’s reddened stain’s also Never A Gain.

 

Can we learn from the slain that war’s Never A Gain?

YES!!!

Since it’s Never A Gain...

well then, Never Again!

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