Friday, August 17, 2018

Monuments To Heroes Of Empires

Monuments To Heroes Of Empires
© Surazeus
2018 08 17

Why are there still statues of bronze and stone
of men who fought to defend slavery
still standing in the parks of southern towns?

Men build monuments to their vast empires
on skulls of people they killed in wild war
to honor heroes who protect the homeland
against aggressors invading their gardens.

All we wanted was to work in calm peace
but men invaded and killed our wise fathers
then enslaved our brothers to work their land
and bred new children from our weeping sisters
so we made weapons out of sticks and sharp rocks
then built walls of stone to protect our gardens.

All we wanted was to defend our families
and protect our gardens of fruit and worts
from thieves and rapists sneaking in our land,
so we had to fight when gangs of men came
and kill them all with brute weapons of death,
then we invaded their land and attacked
their stone citadels where they plan attacks,
and killed their king, driven by greed and lust,
to stop them from invading our free land.

All we wanted was to live here in peace
but they kept attacking and killing us
so we fought back and we destroyed them all,
and took their daughters as wives for our sons
to breed new generations of warriors,
and then we marched over the next high hill
and found more people working in their gardens
so we attacked them with weapons of death
before they could grow strong and attack us,
and soon we subdued under out control
every tribe living sea to shining sea.

Now we enforce prosperity of peace
on every nation all across the land,
killing anyone who dares to rebel
against our power to control the whole world
so we continue to defend our homeland
against invaders from far distant lands,
maintaining our vast empire of global peace
with weapons of death that shine in our hands.

People attacked us first when we were weak
so we grew strong and attacked them in turn,
then we attacked everyone else with force
till we built vast empire on their frail skulls
because if we do not rule them with strength
in the stark fist of power for life and death
they will rule us and crush us with greed,
so find courage of faith to kill them all.

With respect we now dedicate this statue
to the noble hero of our great tribe
who fought to defend our good way of life
and attacked everyone else with sharp weapons
to kill them so none can challenge our rule,
great monument to our lost legacy.

Why are there still statues of bronze and stone
of men who fought to defend slavery
still standing in the parks of southern towns?

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