Deadly Enemies
The movie got it
all wrong
you see
those big guns
pointed at a
different horizon
the battle that
raged had more
prisoners than dead
but that’s old
news and dead men
tell no tales
your ranks are
depleted
troops fighting
formidable forces
against all odds
trench warfare
now a brutal
war of
endless attrition
in the interest
of annihilating
deadly enemies
all heroes
make it home
eventually
notify the next
of kin
for the dead
all wars come
to an end
eventually
rally the troops
for the
final campaign
the outcome
is certain
ticker tape parade
the ground
in ruins
soldiers fade away
reflections of
the wreckage
an inevitability
though the cost
was great
the heart rejoices.
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