The Concepts of War

This poem was created out of my sympathy to young soldiers who fought hard against Japs and died carrying out their mission in a mountainous battlefield.

The Concepts of War

By jinjin

One sunny afternoon

Resting on a couch

Browsing through channels

From ABS-CBN to Bio

To etc to any hang-outs

Then I came across

With the Hollywood’s Box Office

Or HBO as commonly called

And as flashed on TV screen

It was The Pacific S106: Part Six.

First scene I saw

Was a group of young soldiers

Sharing a canteen of water

As if their lives depended on it

As if it would be their last gulp

‘Cause shortly after passing on

Gunshots hung into a dusty air

So they moved out

Loaded with guns and bombs

Faces wearing false bravado

Nevertheless, hearts gushing forth

With unwavering determination

To brush off the fear

And battle against the foes

Until they drew their last breath

Offered for their countrymen.

Then thoughts raced through

Rampaging every single nerve of my brain

But only these persevered,

“Were they really fighting for nation as inculcated?”

Or

“Were they, even their enemies,

Just victims of war?”

Ordered to conquer the world

Cunningly schemed

By the High and Mighty

To quench the thirst for power

That was driven

By the unfathomable greed.

These are the two concepts of war.

You can either think this way

Or the other way around

Question is

Which side you are on?

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