passages of last events

could we line up
then
like the song about the sword and shield
by a river
bring our weapons down
set
them on the ground of history

let Armageddon use the angels as
it must
not they’d take a cue from us
but
shall have their orders
I suppose
and what shall it
take
for good to exist
evil annihilated
as
the promise
and now
for all

maybe we cannot miss the battle
but
maybe by the time it comes
with all signals
sent
we near the center of the valley
and
so tired of death by
propaganda
simply
stop
as if to say we’re tired
and we’re sure no good
will come of this
we’re going over there
both sides
to have a parley though really
to have something
like the truce
at
Christmas
1914

and if there must be Armageddon
and
there’s insistence we take part
you’ll forgive us if we leave
the angels to have the final battle
work out
the absolutes as they
know and they can
then
maybe all of us
for good could meet up
after

discussing blame one final time
and then consider
feasting on
arrival
if the leader over leaders is
all right with
that

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if I may then for Memorial Day in the USA and all remembrances of people and of strategy as well as what has been secured

“Down by the Riverside”

Revelation, last book in the Christian Bible

photo by National Library of Scotland on  Unsplash
"It was the job of outposts like this to send back warning of any enemy movement."