A curse upon each king who leads his state, No matter what his plea, to this foul game, And may it end his wicked dynasty, And may he die in exile and black shame. If there is vengeance in the Heaven of Heavens, What punishment could Heaven devise for these Who fill the rivers of the world with dead, And turn their murderers loose on all the seas! Put back the clock of time a thousand years, And make our Europe, once the world’s proud Queen, A shrieking strumpet, furious fratricide, Eater of entrails, wallowing obscene In pits where millions … Continue reading A Curse For Kings