How ugly war is!
How hateful and cruel!
See the people filing in
they stop and look
at the silent soldier
before them sprawled
The soldier lies
ashen face stoically tensed
silently they walk away
expressionless
It is so … war is ugly!
Lifeless and silent
pale and empty
the corpse stays
youth ended
prematurely
what a waste
A grave surrounded
mourners cry
circling endlessly
fixed eyes
In the middle
the casket lies
laden with flowers
farewell notes
the people walk
with inundated eyes
faces fearing
the eerie visit
Death has come
to the young
to the old
to them all
Wondering when
the war would end
but time is uncertain
Politicians extol
the brave young men
but death mars
their flowery speech
Walking slowly, tired
looking at death
death has come
how long its visit
nobody knows ...
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Author:
rrodriguez (
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- Comment from author about the poem: Being a war veteran, I've seen the devastation of war. Especially the human toll. This poem is a reflection of a young soldier who died as a result of being in a war. The people are his family and friends. They file to see him for the last time. While at the cemetery, they're overcome by their feelings and wonder how many more would they have to bury.
- Category: Reflection
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Comments4
I hung on every word of this sensitive and beautiful poem - it's going into my favourites and I can't say more than that.
Thank you Michael for reading my poem and for your your kind words and the encouragement you give me.
War will end when the would be soldiers and would be victims refuse to follow the greedy, power-hungry, manipulative bastards in power. Today, they play, not with just war casualties, but also with the total destruction of the planet. One more war could be the last action any of us ever make. We have idiots, tyrants, and lunatics with their fingers on the many buttons that could start it all. God save us! - Phil A.
Indeed! Thank you for reading my poem.
So sorry for what you went through. You describe, well, the devastation, pain and destruction. It is a horrible situation, and yes, very ugly. Great job on this thoughtful piece.
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