The shells that are fired
cause hearts to pound
echoes of gunfire
overtake every sound
seven feet deep
six feet wide
riddled with rats
the trenches we hide
bombs dropped
from planes overhead
increase our anxiety
and fill us with dread
covered in maggots
thick with flies
the bodies of soldiers who\'ve died.
troops deployed?
lives destroyed
gun shots ring
tears stream
loved ones lost
do you see the high cost?