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Conquest
Old wrinkled hands
Claws gripping a gold leaf railing
Strait back
Nose tilted
Thinning hair grasping at a crown
Pride filled eyes
The land unrolled
A map unfurled
Mountains bowing
Oceans groveling
Forests cowed
And rivers stymied
An army marching
Cacophony of drums
Dust blooms like the spring flowers
Trampled underfoot
Power and majesty
Awe and glory
Praise the Lord
Praise the King
Eyes alight upon fires
A moth drawn to a light
Graveyards filled to bursting
Spilling what should never overflow
Eyes spy men screaming
Children bawling
Widows grieving.
The back slumps
Turns
Chin droops
The eyes dim
Guilt seizes the chest
Clutches stomach
Never goes away
And wars continue, addicting
Heart searching for a place
With peace
Mind with no idea how to go about
Building utopia.
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