Thank you for the honor and your hard work.
Give and Steal
With one hand, they give out arms
To propagate war, a war that divides
Brothers, using the old, well proven
Adage of ‘Divide and Conquer’, unbidden
The conqueror strives to reduce
The power of the people through the curse
Of avarice and the need to wield
Dominion over others in an open field
Where, when the warring parties
Are busy murdering each other, their advocators
Pillage Africa, South Asia and America, all resources
Are tied up under their rule, while others dies:
Their wealth increases exponentially,
Their lies and division become award worthy,
For they manipulate facts to their advantage, cruelty
Being their aim for it’s their weapon that’s entirely
Too effective in keeping people in line
When they wish only for freedom, not grime,
Using resources to empower the country
Not the conqueror, manipulator, who’ll destroy
Without conscience, compassion,
Humanity, for the longer they play the game
The greater the death toll, division
That increases the gap that need a bridge and time
To overcome the differences instilled
By an aggressor whose purpose is power.
©️ Malak kalmoni chehab ©️
My poetry book, Perfectly Flawed poetry for change, is available on all eplatforms including Amazon. It was on the finalist list for the Canadian Book Club Awards 2023.
https://www.amazon.ca/Perfectly-Flawed-poetry-Malak-Kalmoni/dp/1525582518
Poetry for Change 