The Wounded And The Dying

Endless fields

Of hurt and misery

All way to the horizon

As far as eyes can see

The rotting smell

Of the wounded and the dying

The agonizing screams

And painful crying

Sinister visions

Of death and decay

Imprinted in the mind

Will never fade away

Filthy tactics

Of the battlefield

This defamation

Can't be concealed

Endless fields

Of hurt and misery

All way to the horizon

As far as eyes can see

The rotting smell

Of the wounded and the dying

The agonizing screams

And painful crying

Sinister visions

Of death and decay

Imprinted in the mind

Will never fade away

Filthy tactics

Of the battlefield

This defamation

Can't be concealed

Wartime heroes live on to tell the tale

Those who died cannot do the same

Those wounded embraced by shame

Left to rot by a government that fails

Boxed up

And shipped home

In the afterlife

They will roam

Missing limbs

Phantom pain

Personal pride

Completely slain