
When does the war end
The barrage of bullets
Shells filled with words
Full metal jackets
Punched from indignation
Shot from weapons
Forged from hate
Intent to harm
The flag for a
Battlecry of
“We are right!”
And
“At all costs!”
Warpaint of
Self-righteousness
Dripping into our eyes
Like the soul-blood
We spill
Blinded in the fight
Deafened by
Our own wailing
Tripping over bodies
We proclaim to save
So allegiant to the
Cause
That the
Death toll of
Freedom
and
Brotherhood
and
Kindness
rings
Silent
In our ears
-KJ Roe
