War, War, War Poem by Mark Heathcote

Run, run and run - children take flight
Row, row, row with all-your-might
Swim, swim, swim, and don't die young.
Try to be upbeat and remain strong.

War, war, war, soldier, what's it all for
Did your mother give birth to a murder?
Father, Father, forgive them all we implore
Sister, sister, why do your children shudder?

War, war, war tanks and military trucks roll, roll, and roll on
War, war, war, enemy planes by the score
Want to crush the orphanage, kill nothing more
War, war, war soldier, what's all this killing for?

Bastions of the faith, what are you clinging onto
Your beliefs are in mortal ruins
The innocent are dying in firing squad executions
With them, you might as well be the aliens, who hew and slew,
Hew and slew, hew and slew, hew and slew, WAR!