War Makes Us Great

Reads: 246 | Likes: 0 | Shelves: 0 | Comments: 0

A poem I wrote after studying war poetry.

The lies you told us about

How it’s great to go to war

Are only great until we feel the pain

And then until we fall

The sound of our heart thuds

And echoes in out ears

And then we hear the voice of God

And that confirms our fears

Deep, unexploded mines

Buried beneath our feet

How many of us will live

And how many will be beat

By the true horrors of the war

This burning, dreadful hate

I thought that going out to war

Was going to make us great.

Submitted: February 21, 2010

Historical Fiction war world pain hate lies ww great mines

Sign in to write a comment

How to Boost your writing

Log in