engagement ringAll’s fair in love and war, so the saying goes.

No surprise that the phrase “rules of engagement” refer to war.

For a trinket are we enticed.

For a breaking of the rules are we wronged.

What deal is made in war to bring peace?

The highest levels are corrupt and it filters on down to the rank and file.

How to keep your integrity in a world bent on unfair treatment?

Why, the answer is simple…stay the course. It is a kingdom of conscience, and it is enough.

Until love and war are over we remain in a midsummer night’s dream.

Unless, of course, you’re fully awake.