Damn the Cause
So it had come to this
Death, at a bullets hiss
Hot shrapnel from o'er head
More brave boys joined the dead.
Eager, so full of pride
On the barbed wire they died
In their droves young men fell
Damn the cause... war is hell.
Entry for
Alexandrine - Modified Poetry Contest
Sponsored by Dear Heart
11/3/2020. Placed =1st.
Copyright © Gary Smith | Year Posted 2020
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