forgetting not

painted bright as a poppy drops

on water in winter armour

endeared with pins through daring 

words emotives that would fly

scramble . alert. 

stand down

flutter arrested 

attested to truth

at rest the 

compression lump

chunks of red muscle lie against 

deceit born by eyes . there is

no offer.

petals drop as remembrance

of a bi-partisan battle. disorder 

beaten by bravehearts 

that did not fall but threw themselves 

on into mud made winter sharp 

slowly giving to drops of blood