Rage fades as fog clears
A haughty general cheers
blood soaked sweet sand
and not very many still stand
Husbands, sons, lovers and fools have died
Wives, mothers, and lovers have cried
Tears shed for bodies yet to die
Too young yet thrown into battle to try
I stand and look at the lives ruined before me
I remain irresolute as to which emotion to be
Am i happy my country has won?
or am i lost in oppressive depression at the young lives now done?
Troops walk away, yet i remain
and ponder what battles like this have to gain.
Broken families, widows, and languid mothers
Empty, nefarious children, and broken hearted lovers
I stand and watch over the dead, but not out of pride.
I look out over the fresh corpses and wonder how many have been told sweet lies.
Lies about an afterlife of honor and glory
or maybe they just remained sorry.
I watched thinking with love,
As incandescent souls raised above
Ludicrous felt i
as i watched the shimmering souls fly high.
Their beauty mollified my troubled mind
and as they made their way up their pride shined.
When their nondescript figures finally vanished
I thought of one thing i wished
To end the living soldiers journey
To let them finally be free.
