ITE

In the End

War’s beginning was no surprise;
but; was the decision wise?
A country’s president set a date;
Has this defined our planet’s fate?

There’s a dictator who obeys no rule,
and he thinks that fighting for him is an obligation.
To jeweled eyed children, he’s cruel;
this just had to be taken into consideration.

In the end of the long lane;
which of these causes less pain?
To sacrifice a few brothers and fathers,
or feel how a disturbing regimen bothers?

Note: This was done in the first semester of 2003 as an assignment on a poem on how I felt about the upcoming war.