Every Dead Soldier Swears
Carry your heart with me I am never without it
Across the seas in the killing fields of France,
Bellowing cries, suffering, Man's dying dance,
Ceaseless shells rain on Mother's weeping earth,
Devouring each breathless breath all future birth.
Eloped to God's gate march the young and old,
Forged in steel of Man's love for each other told,
Grieving love in remembrance, as sorrow sways,
Haunted images forever etched, the stolen brave.
Inscribed on tombs on polished granite placed,
Juggling hearts where life once simply graced,
Killed the words that failed to hear or speak,
Lucid, the air of silence, in cold winter's bleak.
Mourning the stars that covet bloodied skies,
Noble in sacrifice the souls who gave us lives,
Oragious the ominous clouds that brew above,
Purloined the sanctity of man's eternal love.
Quiescent the tongues where no joy exists,
Reflections forgotten wronged paths persist,
Seeking light where darkness possess hearts,
Transcending the chaos before love departs,
United Under one banner each life is distinct,
Valued each tongue for our chemistry is linked.
Welcome every breath into your forgiving homes,
Xenophobia defeated no sod on earth to roam,
You are the answer to God's intended prayers,
Zest is for the living, every dead soldier swears.
I Carry your heart with me I am never without it
Across the seas in the fields of France,
Bellowing cries of Man's dying dance,
Ceaseless shells rain on crying earth,
Devouring each breath all future birth.
Eloped to God's gate young and old,
Forged in steel of Man's love told,
Grieving, lost love in sorrow swathed,
Haunted images of the stolen brave.
Inscribed on tombs on granite placed,
Juggling hearts where life once graced,
Killed the words that failed to speak,
Lucid, the air of silence, cold and bleak.
Mourning the stars that covet bloodied skies,
Noble in sacrifice the souls who gave us lives,
Oragious the ominous clouds that brew above,
Purloined the sanctity of man's eternal love.
Quiescent the tongues where no joy exists,
Reflections forgotten wronged paths persist,
Seeking light where darkness possess hearts,
Transcending the chaos before love departs,
United Under one banner each life is distinct,
Valued each tongue for our chemistry is linked.
Welcome every breath into your forgiving homes,
Xenophobia defeated no sod on earth to roam,
You are the answer to God's intended prayers,
Zest if for the living every dead soldier swears.
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Daniel Caplin
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