At the Footbridge

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At The Footbridge

Two Armies

One shoots off another salvo
The other fires back with gusto
Each offended
At the aggression of the other

At the footbridge
Foot soldiers die
In agony you hear them all bloodied, cry
War is a must and you wonder why?

Kings collect gold
Queens their ladies in waiting
Castles must be filled
With linens and fine silver laden

All with justifications
For the death of serfs and those of the invasion

Copyright © | Year Posted 2017



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Date: 7/31/2017 2:49:00 PM
Great write my friend....lovely to be able to read your work ....Seren
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Date: 7/31/2017 3:40:00 AM
Great write....the innocent always suffer. War...I've had my share of that. Glad to know I won't lose friends.
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Date: 7/14/2017 8:58:00 AM
Isn't it amazing how war always comes down to one thing, one man's personal ambition to acquire what doesn't belong to him. Very poignant piece in this day and age.
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Date: 7/10/2017 10:13:00 AM
With war no one really wins. They are supposed to teach us yet we still go to war. So sad will it ever end. love phyl
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Date: 6/29/2017 8:22:00 PM
Wars to succeed in their own welfare, who really wins and who really loses when there are so many that passed ~*
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Date: 6/29/2017 1:54:00 AM
Yes, from all sides, with gusto. Does it ever end?
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Date: 6/28/2017 6:32:00 AM
At the footbridge lie the lambs to the slaughter.
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Date: 6/26/2017 8:18:00 AM
I like how you wrote this one Arthur and the message is clear and one that can all think about :)
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Date: 6/26/2017 5:59:00 AM
'War is a must and you wonder why' such truth in your lines Arthur:-) Into my faves:-):-) hugs Jan xx
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