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The young boy sets off
Full of dreams of hope and adventure
To be remembered for his great deeds
On the battlefield
He sees his death
A heroic sacrifice
Brave, and courageous
Giving his life to save his people
Alas! He heads out on the field
And all such dreams vanish
For a moment his realizes his folly
And his world turns upside down
And becomes covered in blood...
The day, and the next, passes
An old woman comes down the hill
Weary from thousands of years of war
She sees the boy lying dead
She does not think of the sacrifice he made
That was helpful to none
Nor his courage, nor his glory, nor his honor
None of which existed
To anyone else
Rather she turns from the body
Repelled by its stench
Wanting none of it
Chiding the foolish soul that once rested in it
And lets the vultures descend upon him
Rotting Flesh
Punctured Lung
Bits of fingers
That is the glory of war
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- Title: The Glory of War
- Artist: Viiko
- Description: I was just thinking about war... and this came out
- Date: 03/15/2009
- Tags: soldiers death wars glory
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