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November 25, 2007

Point of Diminishing Returns

There comes a point
when no amount
of terror and killing,
kicking in doors,
occupying territory,
and the business of death
will do,

There comes a point
when only compassion
can clear an area
of the scourge of war
and the threat of fear
feeding dysfunctional politics,

There comes a moot point,
call it victory or defeat,
when conflict
just brings diminishing returns
to all combatants,
humanity, and environment,

There comes a point
when God wins
over the destructive exploits
of man,
and the business of life
begins again.

Gordon Neumann
4/29/2007

Posted by mwblog at November 25, 2007 05:54 PM