Young men fight in such an horrific war
each one fully armed and ordered to kill
many lives are lost like often before
Hundreds will be waiting at Heaven’s door
so much earlier than would be God’s will
young men fight in such an horrific war
Commands given from politician’s floor,
directions that soldiers have to fulfil
many lives are lost like often before
All we ask is for peace and nothing more
committing murder was never a skill,
young men fight in such an horrific war
More bloodshed will never settle the score,
nor the blasting bombs screaming out so shrill
many lives are lost like often before
Innocents lay dead on a foreign shore
where human greed has been to take its fill
young men fight in such an horrific war
many lives are lost like often before
©Stella Armour 2011