dusk arising

for VJ Day



it saddens me
old \'blood and guts\'
the heroes and their glory
behind them trails a deathly story

it saddens me
as kids we\'d create
rattle of gunfire in our throats
though father missed the homecoming boats

       those who were given no surrender
       expendable souls of our dead defenders
       facing deaths machine with no place to go  
       no glorious tomorrow riding Winnie\'s dynamo

it saddens me
to have no answer
did they die for peace \'ever after\'
we feigned \'glory\' and hid their \'disaster\'

it saddens me