Lest We Forget

I want to forget the headlines Or stated by the news team Another soldier shot dead Makes me want to scream The family must  be distraught With it blasted  on the news Do the news editors ever give a thought Of how this is shattering to the nerves I am not saying that we shouldn't know But not in such a dramatic way As though the government worries About a single life so far away The bodies are flown home People line the streets in respect Everytime a plane has landed The people of Wootten Bassett* I would like to forget these scenes But if I let it happen I wouldn't be any better  Than our government  who allows  these girls and boys To return home in a coffin * Wootten Bassett. Is the small town and the route that the cars take from the plane to wherever they are heading. Each and every coffin is given this respect no matter what time of day or night it arrives.