Showing posts with label War Poem. Show all posts
Showing posts with label War Poem. Show all posts

War Poem

(A parody of Who's for the Game? by Jessie Pope)

Who’s for the game - the biggest game that’s played?
...the game of war is rolling into town!
Who’ll worry and be scared; when the game of war’s declared,
will you stand or are you going to back-down?

Who’ll toe the line and stand and do his duty?
Who’ll face the foe and do it with a smile?
Who is dead and who is dying; was your country simply lying
"It’s your duty" - is it really worth your while?

Who can hear the scream of fallen comrades?
...and who has had the thought he might be next?
The noise of those grenades; with their bloody serenades
Is this really what 'the old' country expects?

No-man ever said that the game of war was fair
And no-man ever said that it was right!
With my body racked with pain; washed in endless mud and rain
I’m not a solider and I do not want to fight!