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War

In a dream of mine ..I saw 
A thousand children die
One atop another ..strewn 
Awkwardly...Unnaturally ..
Frozen..posed 
In death they lie

Arms and legs..
Useless guns 
Unspent blobs of lead
All about.. these few
These true 
All about...are dead

Gray ..on smeary shades of dark 
This sodden.. sobbing earth 
Helpless.. to assuage these sons
Freezing fog..
Blasting guns 
Muddy pits.. no shelter here 

Naught remains 

Not even fear

In death..