Bloody Observance
We fight this war as enemies
Yet if we threw away are weapons
We could be the best of friends
We would never know
We fight on impulse
With a fear of slaughter and pain
We came face to face
We did not speak
Only our fears fought
I now stand above you
Then kneel and close your eyes
I have killed you
I search your pockets and find a photograph
It’s of your mother, wife and children
It’s wet
I look closely and see tears
Streaming from their eyes
I fall and weep in victory
We were only boys
Who wanted to laugh and play
And stay alive
Only boys
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