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Open Poetry #49

Collateral Damage

Redstart
Senior Member

since 2014-05-16

Posts 535

0 posted 2016-09-10 08:39 PM

When the evil ones kill,
we strap them to beds
and inject their existence away.
When governments kill:
That is simply collateral damage.

JerryPat2
Member Laureate

since 2011-02-06

Posts 16975
South Louisiana

1 posted 2016-09-10 10:02 PM

Yep, and it has been going on for centuries!

~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~

Elizabeth

Moderator

Member Ascendant

since 1999-06-07

Posts 6871
Minnesota

2 posted 2016-09-10 11:48 PM

Sadly true...

2islander2
Member Ascendant

since 2008-03-12

Posts 6825
by the sea

3 posted 2016-09-11 08:05 AM

so sad, day of infamy

yann

Cari
Member
Posts 411
Englnand

4 posted 2016-09-13 09:43 AM

Yes all governments find phrases to soften the impact of a misplaced bomb which destroys a children’s hospital for example. Friendly fire is another phrase that comes to mind.

Personally I’m against the death penalty; it certainly isn’t a deterrent, which renders execution to one of vengeance for the crime and the law should be based on justice, not vengeance
If just one innocent person is wrongly executed, it makes the whole messy business untenable.
A thinking mans poem, congrats!

Cari.

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