CEASE FIRE

Cease fire.
The two most meaningless words
in these televised hells
on Earth, die on the tongue.
So many die, and what bells
toll? Who cares?

Cease fire.
Too much has ceased
already. In the end
these stillborn intervals send
desolate signals to the world.

Cease fire.
At best, in these shelled places
the fire smoulders. More often
the fire blazes.

Cease fire.
Two words. Too much at stake.
Who cares?

Cease fire.
Who dares.