War Rhymes With (revision 1)

[theirishsea]

war rhymes with
whore
allure
soar
roar
spore
more
gore

other words like door floor snore
also rhyme with war
as does four as in horsemen
tour as in service length
boar as in South Africa
some connection can be found with each word
war's meaning is never out of reach
but it and they teach us to ignore
the either/or of war
we swore allegiance to peace and God
and our common humanity
but the lore of war
its sing-song prevails
until the tune’s piano clunks
until the instruments’ foot pedals rust
until the dust is rubbed with death
until the breath no longer echoes with
the glory of war
the nose a nub of a useless weapon