The Cycle

Conflict, it seems,
Will never leave,
With tyrant removed
Still conflict remains.
The unseen ones
Who wrest terror
From the innocents
Wage war
Hidden from view
So cowardly
Their faces
Never known.
Again and again
Nation against nation
Defying logic
Or reason
Strive for
Superiority,
Once gained
The fight begins
To retain power
Over another
And the cycle
Begins
Once more.

©Alan B.McGourlay