Ravens of Sincerity Forum Tea Time

 Tea time.

My watch says four its time for tea

 but I�m not where I ought to be.

Instead I�m stuck in this foul trench

 amidst the mud and slime and stench

Rotting remains which used to be

young English soldiers just like me.

My country called I volunteered.

 My parents saw me off and cheered

They were quite proud to se me go

 �To teach some manners to the foe�

But now the smoke and gas has cleared

I�m on my own just as I feared.

Our forward trenches over run

 I�m trapped behind the wily Hun

I would surrender if I could

 but I cannot I�m losing blood.

I think my time is nearly done.

The only thing that I have won.

A nameless grave like many more.

 No one can calculate the score

  of those who died on either side.

Involuntary suicide.

There are no winners in this war

a fact the generals ignore.

  I watch my life blood drain away.

Surprised to find I do not mind.

I will be pleased: I have to say .

to leave this rotten war behind.

A game I volunteered to play

  I cannot stand another day

The mud the blood and misery

 which all around me I can see.

I leave behind without regret.

But I can see them clearly yet

My mothers friends all taking tea

I wonder if she�s proud of me.

24-Oct-07