War - Ww1 - The Great War Trench System Poem by Paul Warren

A lot is said about the Great War trench system
In all its horrors they were built with some wisdom
There were interlocking fields of fire for machine guns
Placed on compass bearings with no need to see anyone
So when you left the trenches you wouldn't see the machine gun
And be cut down usually as the hop over the top has begun

The statistics also found that most casualties were by the artillery
This meant the invention of the Brodie helmet to protect from head injury
And they dug down into the ground to keep them in a relative safety found
With these trenches meaning the troops could only see the sky above
This meant the soldiers would only routinely see the sides of the trenches
And be safe from shells and machine guns in the Great War adventures.'

© Paul Warren Poetry