Battle Reprise
Her body was in pieces all over the black earth
Not much was recognizable; a foot in a boot
Over there, two fingers, one had a ring on
A platinum ring that contained her name: Diana
The rest of her was a mix of skin, blood and gore
The detritus of a girl who fell in battle
Red jam on the landscape of death
A sacrifice paid with no deficit to the Devil
Or to misguided politicians who sent youths to die
It was always this way and always would be
Where was her male comrade?
Did he know of her fate?
Or was she simply missing?
It was enemy artillery...
from *ing Upside Down In a Blazing Avro Manchester Bomber – Poems from My Life and More
Nick Armbrister
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