War Machine (First Version) – Written June 2007 (Aged 32)

War Machine (First Version)

in great britain we do not –
manufacture anything anymore
well,
that is not quite true
we still manufacture wars
we still find ways –
of needlessly slaughtering young people
we still continue –
to send our young to premature deaths
we still ensure –
that there is a time limit on their breath
that is all we produce now
a leading exponent of soiled wars
we are death’s own production line
one large factory
and the bequest of corrupted political minds

James Garratt – June 2007



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