The Ghosts Of War

• Nathan Hensel, Grade 11, Our Lady of the Southern Cross College
• Poetry
• 2014

Excellence Award in the 'Write As Rain 2014' competition

War, its seems, is the ‘Old-Boys Club’
Where the hardened Kings of War make their decisions, on how the young shall die.
They say no father should bury his son
But we bury them by the masses...
Because these kings do not see, that compassion is their strongest weapon
They do not see that over history, it has saved lives
Saved homes
Saved hearts
But they believe that the colour of your skin,
The shade of your hair,
The pigment of your eyes
Determines the group you are placed in
They have never realised that these people hold pride, a pride that is so great
Great enough to defeat all enemies
So give them someone, something to put pride in, someone they can follow
And they will live on without the terror of war...