Remember our innocence 

Eagerly they accepted the King’s shilling,

Fresh-faced youths responded to the call.

Most caught up in fervent patriotic naivety,

Keenly anticipating a glorious adventure.

Soon nationalistic fantasy confronted grim reality,

Youthful idealism was swiftly obliterated

Amidst a Hellorama of mud, screams and gore.

Those long dead boys call to the living,

When our war is a dusty recollection

Our motives misrepresented and misunderstood,

Please Remember Our Innocence.

RJG