The Extravagance Of War Poem by Emmanuel Kwabena Woyome

A resurgent rivalry

begets the demise of a feign bravery

that seizes freedom and wisdom by the neck

and twists it with the clutch of imperialism

where material domination drives-

the scruples of men to the expanse

of an overly optimism



In the struggle of wills,

men stand in the position of ease-

to defend fierce aggression

only as a logical extension

of a well-fed quest for peace





And amidst the sorcery of political intercourse,

some extol without recourse

the import of occasional warfare

wherefore down to ashes, cities are razed

and on our memories, these relics stay and cannot be erased

The flaws of nations are aligned-

but to the dictates of unscrupulous propaganda

whence, others with a conspicuously wicked agenda,

bring it to the fore- yet



After the achievement of social disruption

as a fundamental goal,

there cometh a quick, but bleak attempt

of resource mobilization

to heal the wounds and rebuild a devastated nation



on the fringes of organize violence

a few thrive on the madness of technology

and false pretence

to render others abdicated

where for many years, yet to be forgotten,

world war three, noblemen anticipated



facts stand that,

troops and missiles only instigate war

and leave on our minds, a primitive scar

wherefore, by these underlying dynamics

a people are entrapped in the web, of global politics



Yet o‘re jars of dark coffee,

extremely illegitimate committees

sit and debate the fate of the many amputees

who somehow double pass for the status of refugees.



A resurgent rivalry

begets the demise of a feign bravery

that seizes freedom and wisdom by the neck

and twists it with the clutch of imperialism

where material domination drives-

the scruples of men to the expanse

of an overly optimism