Famous Last Words

Who knows what prompts the decision To go to war in a boys head Patriotic or just silly Now, is the worst case to dread Hands up, he's caught remembering Not so far back, to his childhood Surprised the stove gave him a burn Even though mama said it would Then the thought popped in his head Perhaps by one on higher How dangerous it must of been Back in the days of open fire! As he fell, it billowed up That acrid gunpowder cloud With bullets caught, his last thought, "Did I say that out loud?"