Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Children On The Battlefield Comments
Rating: ★5.0
Shells exploding; body parts strewn about, their owners never found
Carefree little boys losing their lives in the blink of an eye, which had only just begun
A boy as still as a flower, the hit had just come, his dreams crushed with one fatal blow
A woman waiting at home, praying for her son
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2/28/2026 1:23:01 AM # 1.0.0
[...]Destruction in the name of meaningless glory, the scorched earth watered with blood The blood of children never was so plentiful, life never more empty[...] Poignant lines, and a very well constructed poem. War, bloodshed, and destruction. Lives are lost for nothing, and children - those who understand nothing about wars - are the worst affected.. Thank you for sharing Sarah.