Transubstantiation Poem by hamid kareem

when the days of fire
of blazing wars and clashing shields is o'er
after the clouds of dust, smoke, destruction is cleared
the hurt, the lose is all that's left behind
tis hate and spirit of revenge, viciousness
that springs from former roses and flowers
the trees to thorns shall become
as it shifts from land to land
as they fight it out the battle for sovereignty
who is wrong and who is right
the victors or the losers
as they forget we all are men