Challenge
Thoughts on War
Tell me what you think of war. Explain why.
White has fled
It's raining bullets,
Flowing red.
Crimson and black,
We're all afraid.
Where words are lost,
With life in dark.
The river's scared
Of crossing the mark.
Kissing the ground
The grenades fall.
A piercing whistle-
That's my call.
Those little hands
Now covered in blood,
Will soon be drowned
In a big dead flood.
The fangs of death
Pierce parched skin.
We're losing them
Who didn't know sin.
All dreams are torn.
All eyes are dim.
To hide or breathe,
Chances are slim.
What's wrong and right,
Is not required.
With this war,
What's acquired?
Hope's hopeless,
A damaged core.
Do not pray
For an encore.
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