Conscripted to Die

 

Slowed by your absence, time slipped by 

Repeating your last word to silence reply 

Silence fled; the empty ring of the phone  

You swore to come back, now i am alone

 

Upon enemy soil, you blood will cascade

What you 'owed ' this country is now paid

Your head held high, eyes clouded by fear

Running forward knowing death hovered near

 

Never will you return to my waiting embrace

forever will I mourn behind this black lace

For your forgotten body, splattered with blood,

Lies forever lost in the trenches of mud

 

When they stole you from me my heart was torn

You were conscripted to die; i will always mourn

When they told me the news my heart burned

what was stolen from me cannot be returned.

 

Reviews

[Raven Held]

Great write. Very fluid and emotive.

I especially loved these lines:
"Never will you return to my waiting embrace/
forever will I mourn behind this black lace."

And: "What was stolen from me cannot be returned."

Very nicely done, and made even more intimate due to the first-person narration.

Loves,
Raven

PS. Thanks so much for all those reviews for 'Lilies'. I'll try my best to write more, cos school's just started :(

[Celtic Cat]

Well this gets right to the heart of it, doesn't it? Yes, if forced upon a person it is not right, which is why so many American's ran for Canada back when they chose to "draft" which sounds like your conscripted. This piece is universal and pays a great homage to those recruited to fight a war they don't believe in. Excellent write.

[Phillip William Allen]

But did he volunteer? Conscripted means to go by force. Enjoyed the pen anyway