...are we doomed?

when a television screen an image shows
everything i stand for against it goes
first the shock reverberates
and then other emotions it agitates.

in shame i think 

is that how an intelligent species behaves
consistently at civilisation with atrocities shaves
let us kill that bitch of a human, who cares why
hang that bastard for being different, just because its fly.

how proudly we bare arms
in the name of another's qualms
standing steadfast behind our nationalism
the news the maiming of another society, sensationalism.
.
a child buried under the rubble a mother cries
the actions of world powers all logic belies
so to end one war another is needed
and thus the guarantee of world peace deleted.

how fucked up we are as a global society
in all we do the death of charity and piety
do we know who we are anymore
for the annihilation of ourselves is the only thing sure.

.....are we doomed...?

RB.