Those people loved their children too?
Afghanistan and Viet Nam
Pardon me; I never knew
Now they’re just a mass of goo
Or cinders left from firebombs
Those people loved their children too?
Lives destroyed and bodies strewn
Interrupting morning calm
Pardon me; I never knew
They’re savages, what can you do
But kill them all with robots bombs?
Those people love their children too?
Are they just like me and you?
Earnest dads and doting moms?
Pardon me; I never knew
I’ve been told; it must be true
They’d kill us all without a qualm
Those people love their children too?
Perhaps someday we’ll have a clue
Perhaps we’ll send them love and alms
Perhaps we’ll love their children too
Pardon me; I never knew
by Richard W. Bray
Tags: drones, Poetry, Villanelle