I am the soul of war
a dance of angels cast down
for the purchased promises of tomorrow
I am the blood of the innocents
and the vanquished
and the victorious
sanguine sacrifices for change

I am the spirit of your disease
a trinket in your pocket thought valuable
withheld through greed
I am the dead transformed
into parables
into saintly memorials
sanguine sacrifices for change

I am the price of your religion
gold piece of thirty for redemption
and sought after forgiveness
I am your sons and daughters
reaping your fruit
reaping the spoils
sanguine sacrifices for change

I am the wisdom of death
a catalyst for redistribution
the rekindling of dreams
I am salvation’s whore
forging determination
forging the sword
sanguine sacrifices for change

I am the purveyor of fear
a seed furtively planted long ago
GMO eternally adulterated
I am the history of humanity
seeking homage
seeking sustenance
sanguine sacrifices for change

I am your submission
a prayer to oil and resources
feeding the frenzy of excess
I am the cleansing
remorseless
relentless
sanguine sacrifices for change

I am the soul of war
a windstorm of ingrained malevolence
unbiased and utilitarian
I am the consequence
the end
the beginning
the sanguine tomb of mankind

~chowilawu~