Final Count
/The final count,
after the conflict,
of those left standing.
A sum of hollow, empty vessels,
not feeling the aftermath,
for the souls of the dead
carried the souls of the survivors
away with them when they took flight.
The final count,
of those left standing.
Looking beyond the carnage,
no longer able to imagine
what man once built
in that place where he dwelt,
constructed by desire and philosophy.
The final count,
of those left standing.
The absolute scorecard designed
to identify the victors,
when all bloodshed and hostility cease.
Those left standing,
declared the heirs to triumph,
and to them is bequeathed desolation.
By Linda Imbler
From: United States
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