It almost unfolds live
On Social Media
On Television
Whipping emotions
As short lived
Till the next reel or news
There is a race
Turn it into an epic
Before the elections
Even before it ends
Scriptwriters have no clue
How will it end?
Or will it end at all?
Who has the controls?
Nations who are sparring?
Or nations who sell
Arms and weapons
To both sides fairly?
Is this an long over due upgrade?
Of war technology?
Old stocks need to be used or sold
For the new ones replace them
Weapons lead to wars
Or wars lead to weapons?
Damn the vicious cycle!
Everyone wants to stay in power
Even when they don’t have any
Wars and revolutions rarely go by the script
They often go rogue, off the script
Resilience and resolute is never factored in
Soldiers become immune to killing
And civilians learn to mourn the loss
They understand they are
Important but
Unacknowledged collaterals
Unbelievable!
What a techno-feat!
We witnessed and debated genocide
Inbetween binge watching shows
Even if war comes home
We will watch it on screen
Not realising the proximity
In denial glued to the screens
Life must go on after all
Everything is for greater good
Even the greater evils!!
Mad Decadence 