Friday, June 07, 2019

And still they fall

 (D-day was longer than one day)
 

The assault began,
bodies fell like rain,
bullets paid no heed
to colour race or creed.

And still they fall,
still we betray
in daily celebration
of failure,
ignorant of the sacrifice
of those that paid the heaviest price.

Poppies grow in abundance,
in disturbed soil.
Disturbed conscience
is a chosen path
and the masters of war
turn their eyes away.




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