Fighting

The towns are fighting

Riots in the street

Fire’s lighting

With a bass drum bear

Of stones being thrown

At anything breakable.

Through the noise a drone

Is heard.  Police trying to make things stable.

The nations are fighting.

Bombs are stockpiled

Armies are marching

However mild

The problem seems.

Panic ensures

As each leader dreams

Of holding all the cues!

The earth is fighting

To stay alive

As pollution is creeping

In a relentless drive

To deprive its natural resources

To destroy every living thing.

It seems that all courses

Can only terror bring.

Every person is fighting

An inward fear of turmoil

A dormant fear no longer sleeping

A peaceful existence to spoil

Emotions are all mixed up

From hate to love and back

As if everyone has a full cup.

The only way out – attack.

God is fighting

To save man

From all the evil feeling

The hatred that began

When Satan dropped to Hell.

Through all the work he’s done.

Many fell –

Until there came God’s “only begotten Son!”

12^th September 1991, West Ealing, London, England.

-Richard