When kingdoms fall, what is left
besides the dead and bereft?
War leaves all wounded and poor –
most more wretched than before.
Who cares how right the victors,
their flags, displayed in pictures,
atop the now rotting crop
of those stopped. In the bookshops,
pundits from the winning side
boost sales, playing on our pride:
we’ve won and evil is done!
The score: none for everyone.
13 MAY 2025
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