EmilyW2007

=**"Never"**=
 * I'm sure you've never thought of this before,**
 * The pride and ignorance is always the same,**
 * The motivations always vague,**
 * And understanding's never gained**
 * No one realizes until it's over**
 * What really matters**
 * Deceptions run wild like the soliders in the mud,**
 * The trenches full of questions and despair**
 * But oh, young soldier, will that matter**
 * When you're dying, lying there?**
 * Does clarity comfort you?**
 * No, it did not me**
 * When it sunk in,**
 * That I was almost dead,**
 * Not one single thought**
 * In my young, naive head**
 * Related to Britain,**
 * Or Germany,**
 * Or France,**
 * Simply the images of my best friends**
 * Lying shot in the chest,**
 * Or stumbling on a deadly shell,**
 * Or breathing in the gas,**
 * Or my wife's last kiss**
 * Before I fell into this mess**
 * Of lies and war**
 * No, I'm sure you've never thought of this before.**