“War does not determine who is right.”
—Bertrand Russell
As I watch I see
who is left.
Numbered children, ink-stained skin
thin as parchment, shuffle
to the wire with crying mothers, stare
gauntly from black and white newsreels.
As I watch I see
who is right.
Laughing boys in field-gray uniforms herd
shambling men soundlessly to the open pit.
The apologetic offer no resistance, but move
dutifully into position. Old men who’ve outlived
their usefulness, stand meekly, caps
in hand, envision a bullet
to the base of their skulls.
Sniggering boys wink at the camera.
Ted Kniffen: I am sixty-eight years old. I am Canadian. I have written my entire life (so far), but have not published yet. I’m married, have three children and ten grandchildren. I ride motorcycles, play guitar a bit, draw, and I’m a reading addict. I like to canoe in the North from time to time, but our favorite vacation spot is Cape Hatteras, North Carolina.
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