War

War War is real It’s bad for your health They send you to death And embellish their wealth War is necessary The propagandists rev you Til you hate the scum Who have families like you Sister, wife and mum. You’ll fight for freedom While you do as your told The blood in your veins Becomes icy cold. Your name on a monument Your wife touches the letters Your kids cry at night Becoming bed wetters War is real A trench full of ghosts A bomblet of agony Turns your skin into toast. David Cox 19/01/24