Their screams of pain echo in my ears,
from the left of me, from the right, straight in front of me.
There is nowhere to run to, nowhere to hide,
I cannot wake, for this is not a dream,
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You certainly make your poems alive with drama Stephen, very pictorial..Nicely composed. Love Ernestine
It's really good! I like the most the first stanza. Stephen, I agree that you're very talented! Don't waste it! ! !
Stephen, a very simple and succinct piece. Very well done. That second line reminded me of Alfred, Lord Tennyson's most famous work and I wondered if you had thought of developing your own piece further to counter-charge the Light Brigade.
i love it! its so sad, and so true...wars so pointless, but theres somehow a beauty in it...or atleast a nobility and honour which is touching. i challenge you to write a happy poem: P: P hehe!