motherland

the generals are prepared for war
with troops at their command
to fight for honour and for glory
for the sacred motherland
with speeches of sacrifice
and dying where you stand

in the land of ancient cities
with park spaces planned
a testament of what can be done
with natures crude wasteland
broad vistas and towering office blocks
of marble and red sand

all gone in modern warfare
with a red button to command
intense heat and blinding light
make glass of brick and sand
with tit for tat explosions
the planet can not withstand