Amy Darnbrook
Battleground
The battleground is smeared with
The blood of wounded soldiers
Of both sides, who died
Bravely, defending their people
The battleground rings with
The yells of men, as they
Are pinned to the ground by
A hailstorm of grey bullets
The battleground tastes of
Metal, blood and smoke
As cannons rumble, guns shout
Screaming for mercy
The battleground stinks of
A thousand rotting corpses
They were alive but an hour ago
But were killed in pure hate
The battleground is
Empty now, but I still hear
All that was, and all that
Will be, death and destruction
The battleground laughs at
The men, wondering why
They fight over money, when
They can just share it, without death
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