Of What does one think when one thinks of War?
the glowing patriotism of...___________________ Conscripted Men.
a glorious display of..._____________________Fountains of Blood from Severed Veins.
the heroism of..._____________________Orphaned Limbs, Lifeless Stares,
___________________________________Gut-Wrenching Cries, of Soldiers Slain.
lieutenants, captains, majors, _______________________________________________
generals, welding..._______________________Blood-Soaked Sabers, Swords,
__________________________________Tanks, Guns, Artillery.
the radiant pride and honour of...________Mass Graves; Unacknowledged, Unknown
__________________________________Deaths. Blood Red Coasts. Sea-trash of
__________________________________Human Bone and Flesh. What Mockery!
dying for one’s country! and...___________leaving a Carpet of Sons, Grandsons, Fathers
______________________________________and Grandfathers, Husbands, Brothers;
______________________________________Every country’s Tom, Dick and Harry.
____________________________________Smith and Brown.
______________________________________No Pity for Grieving Mothers.
yes sir! no sir!...___________________________________Silence.