Ali, you nailed it with likening war to a game for so many. The toll on human life, mental state, home, environment, are meaningless to them. They never have to get their hands bloody.
I am also happy that you are last on the list. Great poems and excellent points–all. Yours included. But all this about war being so bad has been a battle (pun intended).
I found it interesting that you used a card game in your poem. The first card game I can recall learning was called: “War.” Yikes!
“a deck forever altered by the missing” — indeed. The extended metaphor of a game is a bitter irony and cleverly expressed. It’s certainly a game to the powerful.
Thank you for reflecting back the words that spoke to you. While writing this I was thinking about the all of the violent language we use especially in playing games.
Wishing you peace.
flashlight batteries - Ali Grimshaw 
Sadly some see war as a game.
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Thank you for sharing your thoughts.☮️
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There are no real winners in this game of war
only silent members lost
from a deck forever altered by the missing.
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Thank you for reflecting back the words that spoke to you.☮️
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Ali, you nailed it with likening war to a game for so many. The toll on human life, mental state, home, environment, are meaningless to them. They never have to get their hands bloody.
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Thank you. ☮️
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You’re welcome.
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I am also happy that you are last on the list. Great poems and excellent points–all. Yours included. But all this about war being so bad has been a battle (pun intended).
I found it interesting that you used a card game in your poem. The first card game I can recall learning was called: “War.” Yikes!
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A very apt description of war, Ali! Well done.
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Thank you, Ann. Wishing you peace.❤️
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Well writtdn Ali… 🙂👍🏼
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I like your thoughts on the tragedy of war. Perhaps our world is only playing with half a deck. All the face cards get removed in war!
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It is such an overwhelming topic to write about and yet writing helps me to process the pain. Thanks for reading.
Wishing you peace.
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And peace to you as well!
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“a deck forever altered by the missing” — indeed. The extended metaphor of a game is a bitter irony and cleverly expressed. It’s certainly a game to the powerful.
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Thank you for reflecting back the words that spoke to you. While writing this I was thinking about the all of the violent language we use especially in playing games.
Wishing you peace.
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And the wars keep on. We learn nothing from all the suffering. It is heartbreaking.
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Sherry,
It is heartbreaking for me as well. We must never give up on learning how to create peace.
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A war can never be won, you can only be the one who lose the least.
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It is a sad, very sad truth indeed.
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