War

• Teagan De La Hunty, Grade 6
• Poetry
• 2015

The time has come to bow our heads
in silence to all those who are dead

l cough at the smoke
i lie flat on the sand
l have been shot
for all i care
my fellow warriors will lie with me

I've been pulled in to the trenches
to be bandaged up
now i wait to be sent back up to fight

My back is wet and sweaty
the food is dry and bland
when will we go home?