Man-Made Tragedies
/Never wanting are natural disasters
People are powerless against them
Big earthquakes and hurricanes
Destroyed so many lives
We blame nature for being ruthless
We ask why heaven is merciless
Never ending are human’s wars
One after the other since eons ago
Peace has become a memory
At the beginning our ancestors fought
With fists and stones
Then with the advance of time
Wars became more sophisticated
Destructive powers escalated
Man-made tragedies strike
When missiles or bombs hit
Together with their ripple effects
Famine and global disorder follow
The devastations compete natural disasters
People curse the ruthless aggressors
And wish no more wars
But they all continue to hone their weapons
By Shih-Fang Wang
From: United States