War

• Marcus Battistella, Grade 7
• Poetry
• 2008

Why declare war to settle our disputes?

There are friends lost, politicians bickering and horrific bloodshed.

Anarchy reigns as storms of bullets take the lives of young, innocent soldiers

Families mourning their senseless death

Thirteen years of war in Vietnam,
With wounded diggers hurt in trap explosions

Chilling, grave memories surround our brave, old veterans

War is not the answer!

War is like a dark hole infested with thousands of cobras

War is hell, War is misery, War is black!