Wars Of Gangster States

Wars Of Gangster States
© Surazeus
2023 10 25

While walking waste land of the Holy Land 
in bombed towns in Israel and Palestine, 
shattered by war to own the Hill of Skulls, 
I see young mother holding child on her lap 
like marble statue of Madonna and Child 
in Bruges church, carved by Michelangelo. 

I see deep in eyes of mother and child, 
both Jew and Palestinian, pure love 
for beauty of life in this war-torn world 
burn bright with fear-enduring flame of hope 
for time of peace when they can dwell together 
sharing fruit and tales in Garden of Eden. 

While searching waste land of the Holy Land 
in rubble of homes once glowing with life, 
where only memories linger as blind ghosts, 
I find sad mother cradling her dead son 
like statue of our Lady of Piety 
in Rome church, carved by Michelangelo. 

I see deep in eyes of all weeping mothers, 
whose sons die protecting their tribes from death, 
both Jew and Palestinian, mute grief 
from derailed promise of flourishing youth 
destroyed by violent aggression of hate 
which has demolished lush Garden of Eden. 

While wandering waste land of the Holy Land 
I meet thousands of diligent young men 
both Jew and Palestinian, who work 
to save women and children from the rubble, 
like statue of David, the Shepherd King 
trapped in church, carved by Michelangelo. 

Though kings send boys to fight their holy wars 
with angry hearts, forged by terrible pain 
when their fathers fought to control the land, 
who protect their wives and children from death, 
they would rather work together in peace, 
living as good friends in Garden of Eden. 

While wandering waste land of colonized lands 
in every nation all around the Earth, 
devastated by war between fierce gangs 
of men fighting to control Tree of Life, 
I find families who struggle to survive 
in flesh, not carved by Michelangelo. 

We worship image of the noble man 
willing to die to protect his family, 
the kind mother raising their child with love, 
while millions of families around the world 
suffer and die in wars of gangster states 
to control fruit trees in Garden of Eden.