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WAR POETRY--award winner
Poems about war in general and US war on terrorism in particular.
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Entry #449770, added on 02-10-07 @ 12:38 pm EST
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GLOBAL COPEntry #449770
GLOBAL COP



US is a great country;
Of this there is no doubt.
In fact this greatness itself is
To be worried about.

The arrogance of power
Makes it trample others.
For the international law,
It so rarely bothers.

The rest of the world views it
As a selfish monster.
With this view ultimately
One does have to concur.

Power should not punish but
It should simply deter.
Why be global cop and act
As one's own arbiter?


* Written in abcb 7-6-7-6 format

* Written for "Invalid Item" , Charles' Theme Park Poetry Contest on the theme--If you could change one thing about America, it would be ...


M C Gupta
22 August 2006
© Copyright 2007 Dr M C Gupta (UN: mcgupta44 at Writing.Com). All rights reserved.
Dr M C Gupta has granted Writing.Com, its affiliates and its syndicates non-exclusive rights to display this work.
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