Disbelief

The year of lies and fraud, ´90: Germany
There shall be no tax increase
Thus ran the promise in the election campaign
And thereafter ? The taxes went up, Mr. Kohl.
Increased by you, who promised the above.
Increased by you, whose party calls itself “Christian”

Thou shalt not bear false witness !!!

The year of adultery, -1
When a young woman,
Supposedly a virgin
Engaged to a man
Gets pregnant
Not by her spouse, however

Thou shalt not covet thy neighbour´s wife !!!

The time of slaughter: somewhere before our time, during the Flood
Women, children, old men killed
Deliberately
No remorse
By something people believe in
By something called God.

The year of slaughter, ´45: Dresden, Hiroshima, Nagasaki
Women, children, old men killed
Deliberately
No remorse
Harris, Eatherly, Truman; they all got away with it
And received highest honors

The year of slaughter, ´68: My Lai
Women, children, old men killed
Deliberately
No remorse
Calley was tried and sentenced
And pardoned thereafter

The year of slaughter, ´95: Srebrenica
Women, children, old men killed
Deliberately
No remorse
Mladic, Karadzic, they all got away with it
Live in the underground, maybe plotting more

The year of slaughter, ´01: New York City
Women, children, old men killed
Deliberately
No remorse
Bin Laden got away with it
Living his life, plotting more destruction

Thou shalt not murder !!!
(and yes, this list is incomplete)

The year of loss, ´02
A lovely woman, wonderful and young
Whose life had barely just begun
Never did an evil deed, took care about all those in need
Was afflicted with a treacherous disease.
Probably her final battle ever…

How can this be ?
Those who represent us
Those who are supposed to set a good example
Are lying, are cheating, are corrupt. No moral, no remorse.
They can do as they please. Immunity is the word.

How can this be ?
Those who do most evil deeds get away.
Receive honours, can wreak more havoc.
Once tried and sentenced, they are pardoned afterwards
No pardon, at all, for a lovely darling, however.

Why should a code be followed
Which was violated by the very one who supposedly gave it to us ?
Adultery, murder - He commits what He forbids.
The God that fails to obey Himself.
And turns a blind eye to the guilty ones.

What lies ahead is plain to see
Nothing but nothingness,
Nothing but a void,
Nothing, simply nothing
At best, an illusion.
No need to follow this path of illusions
When reality is disillusioning.

Go away with false beliefs
Leave right now, and take your illusions !!!
Remove your lies, your tricks and your corruption !!!
Go and cheat someone else, a naive soul !!!
Try it here and harvest nothing !!!
Nothing but

Disbelief

(© Sparrowhawk, Oktober/ October 2004)