There Is No Heroism In War
There is no heroism in war
no glory in its glorification
nor beauty in its brutality.
There are no heroes in war
only soldiers entrenched
in bonded brotherhood.
There is only life and death
amid the screams of
living and dying
8/12/2017
submitted to – JPContest 6 – WAR AND HEROISM – Poetry Contest
Copyright © John Lawless | Year Posted 2017
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