War and remembrance

• Kai Wong, Grade 9
• Poetry
• 2005

People are dying around you
Everyone that you always knew
The dark, dank foliage surrounds
The air is filled with crashing sounds

Coldest fear envelops you while
People are dying around you
In the darkness you hear a scream
You want to wake from this cruel dream

Bullets whiz around in the night
An enemy comes into sight
People are dying around you
This feeling of terror is new

You will always be remembered
You will always be forever young
You think this but still despair ‘cause
People are dying around you