THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH

THE MEEK SHALL INHERIT THE EARTH



Using force against the weak,
What an act of cowardice!
Especially when it is
Mingled with much avarice.

Sending the marines to quell
A protest by civilians
Is something which is fit for
Only low-bred ruffians.

Jailing the civilians
Like the prisoners of war;
Using force without putting
On torture a clear bar;

Is to be condemned by those
Who defend a human right.
Let us honestly look at
This international fight.

The US is, in this world,
Highest consumer of oil;
It needs to import the same,
But is ready for a spoil;

So that it may get oil cheap
And its autos keep running;
Machines keep on churning arms
And the planes keep on humming.

Iraq, second largest source
Of crude oil, all of us know,
Wanted to sell out its oil
In exchange for the Euro.

That’s why the WMD,
The President invented
And these cunning lies were soon
In the news channels planted.

Iraq has been bombed and maimed;
Women, children have been killed.
Why not say that all this was
By God Almighty so willed?

Why not say the meek, vanquished,
Iraq will one day survive?
One day its orphaned children
Will decisive war revive

Against those who orphaned them,
Ensconced in their Western shell;
The Meek will turn the White House
Into a real black hell.



• Written in abcb, 7-7-7-7 format
• Initially, written as item 845868, deleted on 23 March 2005 and substituted by entry 336393 in "WAR POETRY--award winner" . Posted again as static item on 22 June 2008


M C Gupta
5 May 2004