I'm Guessing Heaven Is Full Of Heroes Poem by Paul Buttigieg

In terms of population all wars have given heaven access to youth
How many young men from the year dot unmercifully slain
Still unlearned untamed untrained infantry young and pained
Whilst we live our lives joyful thanks to their sacrifice for a world insane

The numbers continue in freefall as wars bubble in a dark world
Now it's young men and women queuing for slaughter
Millions of parents in mourning as the news of misery creeps through
They must join the madness and anger of losing a son or a daughter

Greed hatred and religion plastering sadistic minds with murderous intent
Presidents Prime Ministers madmen unable to find resolutions for peace
Sharing resources and food is out of the question our leaders have failed the world
It's this continuous delivery of young lives to heaven which must cease

Cemeteries full the sacred earth soaked with the blood of young lives
Always smart in uniform handsome young men and woman seeking once to come home
Now just rotting bodies in a cold place no longer able to hear the music they loved
Never again to see a loved one a beautiful young body turning underground to skin and bone

And those that were obliterated from weapons so powerful and disgustingly evil
Granted no recognition in death and sacrifice for country simply blown to kingdom come
A beautiful taut young body disintegrated by horrific catastrophic uncontrolled armoury
A million lives ended a million families shattered a million friends undone

I'm guessing heaven is full of heroes and that their souls have made the journey
Regardless it is a poor reward for saving your surviving friends and beloved kin
This world needs an urgent education a renewed understanding of life
And that it is greed religion madmen and un-necessary wars that purvey to sin


CopyrightPaolo2024-08-21