Did the People Sing
DID THE PEOPLE SING
Did the people sing marching to the front
Perhaps just in innocence and camaraderie
Yet unsuspecting the same of their enemy
It was not just singers who took the brunt
Did the people sing when they lost the war
No celebration song, nor any sad refrain
All the voices could only express the pain
Ready to dismiss what the battles were for
Did the people sing once memory had died
Maybe only the modern to displace the old
For only the few that did return to the fold
And even those lyrics were short on pride
Did the people sing to the babies in arms
Well, yes, but only songs of fantasy things
The kind that a loving mother always sings
That does not excite passions, only calms
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