Politicians are Invoking the Old Gods Again

A poem

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Politicians are invoking the old gods again
I can speak only in heartbreak
A child’s blood spilled on dry earth
Hellscapes summoned on holy ground

Retribution and eyes for eyes after eyes
I wonder how cycles of hatred cease, while power pours its fuel on flames, a deep complex of…