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War,
Rolls off the tip of the tongue & the barrel of a gun
It's sunken eyes & shallow lies
Haunting "A few good Men" into insanity
Brutality at its highest
Guaranteeing numbered lives
It sheds not one tear for the widowed wives
Who've seen husbands walk right off the page
Chapters engraved upon a slab of stone
Rage rivals Revenge
Hand-in-hand a blazing fire is egged
In reflex we stand back let it go on burning
A dog with its tail between its legs
Grotesque pictures that make are stomachs churn
What peace can come of this
Soldiers fought to achieve such bliss
Copyright © Shandy Potes-Mangra | Year Posted 2005
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