GENERATIONS Copyright (C) 1997 by Not Nice Music
II. A COLLECTION OF OBSCURITY by Edwin M. Drogin

75. War of The Future

In the gray dusk, a road.
Marching feet, humming engines,
An army advances toward a city.
But, the city has a weapon.
Closer comes the army.
Now in total darkness.
Planes come roaring by
Objective: The city.
Should one get through
With its deadly missile...
But, the city has a weapon.
"I dare you!  I dare you!" the invader shouts.
The weapon does not answer.
Day break, the city lies in ruins.
Has the weapon been destroyed?
The triumphant conquerors advance,
And then the weapon speaks:
Stopped in their tracks by a giant hand,
The soldiers turn to dust,
The planes to blobs of smoke.
So this is war!

The weapon has answered.
Total Destruction!