Beget and Begot

Beget and begot,
't is man's fated lot,
and as the old Bible says,
"Perpetuate the human race",
till starving humanity
runs out of living space,
remedying this condition,
by fighting wars of attrition,
for 'gods, crosses and stars',
to justify resulting wars,
recallng the old Bard's
poignant philosophy:
"What fools these mortals be."

Alfred Charasz
Copyright 2005 Alfred Charasz