The greed for power and the seed of war: A poem 

History is replete with tales of brazen belligerence 

Civilisations have been built on such aggressiveness 

That man is inculcated to view his neighbours as aliens 

And subjugate them, and instill fear in their veins 

Peace has not a chance between fallacious borders 

As long as domination of others is the day’s order 

And callous war is only the means for greed for power 

Those that seek it should indeed in shame cower 

For the glory of victory is a falsehood and deception 

But its snare is so convincing it clouds our perception 

That in an age where we love to believe we are ambivalent 

We have not come far from the dark ages, with eyes malevolent 

Leaders who thus ruthlessly seek to war make 

Are consigning their souls to hell in the wake