Weary and disillusioned they came home
left as boys returned old men
within their minds and damaged bodies
too many lost in the trenches
sinking and dying in deep stinking mud
for country spilling their blood!
Longing to be back with family at home
conditions not for any creatures
that deafening noise of exploding shells
crouching in those hell pits
like burrowing moles never dry or warm
trying to survive the brutal storm!
Chocking those without protective masks
mustard gas like a yellow fog
seeped in without mercy a silent killer
nor raising heads as snipers aimed
across no mans land the soldiers waited
far away the officers debated!
In safety top brass making the decisions
of when they had to attack the foe
like moving chess pieces on the board
lives were put in jeopardy
for the gain of just a few feet of territory
whose was this savage glory?
Millions have perished so it will continue
the never ending cycle of war
peace it is said no profit can ever be made
the majority are but pawns
from the 1914 to 1918 quoted Great War
nothings changed what else is in store?
Surely most want peace and unity for all
or will it go on until mankind does fall?
The soldiers just want to go home!
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