Bloody Observance

We fight this war as enemies Yet if we threw away are weapons We could be the best of friends We would never know We fight on impulse With a fear of slaughter and pain We came face to face We did not speak Only our fears fought I now stand above you Then kneel and close your eyes I have killed you I search your pockets and find a photograph It’s of your mother, wife and children It’s wet I look closely and see tears Streaming from their eyes I fall and weep in victory We were only boys Who wanted to laugh and play And stay alive Only boys