Forbidden Sounds

The captain seemed unaware

That the battle was already lost,

As he unsheathed his saber

And led the charge into the great foe.

A soldier who has never

Seen combat does not know the vast cost.

Some sounds were meant to never be heard again,

Like the sound of thousands of soldiers singing “Mademoiselle from Armentières” as they marched to their deaths.

#poetry