Proud and smiling in brand new hats 

Crawling in mud with the dirty rats

Happily marching together, smiling all the time

Sadly, crawling through the dirt and grime

Everyone in the same haircuts, all so nice

Trudging from the battlefield, their heads full of lice

Happy about the medals, shiny and gold

Couldn’t care less, it’s time to go home shivering and cold

Marching in the parade square may be their last time

Poppies bloom on their bodies. Not many survived the day of the Crime

You made it! It’s 10:59

People coming home 

Bloodshot like being stabbed with knives

Those who came back, tell the story of their memorable lives

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