They said they are the enemy
And we have to shoot to kill
But he looked like he could be my friend
I think his name was Bill
I bet he liked football just like me
When he was only nine
But they say we have to shoot him
Because he’s the wrong side of the line
Competition Winner!
Hi Robbie,
This is an excellent poem and a well deserved winner. It says so much in just 8 lines. Well done.
Well done Robbie a brilliant poem and very well written.
well done robbie an excellent soldier’s story
Well done Robbie!
well done Robbie great poem
well done robbie you seem to have really understood the feelings of the young men who went into the war in 1914.
thank you to everyone who has taken the time to write some lovely comments and a big thank you to Roger Stevens for making this wonderful web site and making this competition to make my poem possible
You’re welcome, Robbie. And well done.