To Avoid the Crater

War is a funnel.
It sucks in those it has seized.
The beau monde needs a scene,
The elite want to revel.

Possessions aren’t enough for them,
They’re short on “the buzz” —
If they could just seize another chunk,
Not without devastation.

The masters argue,
The serfs scuffle.
The cruel boast with untruth,
The bestialized perish for salvation.