The True Horror

by Carl. D and Callum. J aged 11

War is bloody, vile and cruel
A fight, a never ending duel.
Bombs fly overhead
Fellow soldiers lie dead.
Billowing above, a green cloud of death
We watched as they drew their last breath.
Gargling came the froth from within
Drowning, grabbing to my skin.
Begging for life, to forgive thy sins
The Grim Reaper appears, and so the death begins.
“Your last breath you may take,
As you will never wake”

Forced to endure the life of the dammed
In the trenches we were crammed.
Muddy, filthy and wet
We were always open to a threat.
Danger and death fell from above
A soldier fell, left nothing but a glove.
Told it would be fun
But the bombs we had to outrun.
Sacrifice, duty we were told
So we enrolled,
But we didn’t know
The horror we had to undergo.

“Up to her neck in a fight” they said
But before we knew, we were dead.
“She is looking and calling for you”
Oh we wish that were true.
“It’s all a game”
That’s what they proclaim.
“Come on, join in”
They said it all with a grin.
And what did they do?
They stayed back and watched the view.
They said to restore her
But now we know, the true horror.

6 Responses to “The True Horror”

  • Carl.D

    I love my own poem
    It is very noice
    I worked very hard on it
    Overall a great poem
    Could have done better myself
    You deserve an award
    An Oscar too

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    • Carl.D

      Thank you very much for the kind message to myself from myself. I kindly received the Oscar and trophy. I also love my poem. It is very noice. Bet you can’t do better. If you do better I will give you my Oscar award.

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      • Carl.D

        But this is my poem.
        I also love it
        I would like to eat it for breakfast please let me eat it
        I am hungry
        Me want food
        By the way
        I love my poem
        It is amazing
        I wrote it long time
        Very noice deserves a ballondor
        Also a Grammy award
        I need to send it to the president
        Because I am great thank you

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        • Carl.D

          Thank you for the very noice massage it was very relaxing
          The only reason i am replying to my post which replies to my other reply which replied to the first reply to the poem. I try to paste me poem
          It no work
          I try and try
          Me bored me want food
          I am bored
          I love my poem
          I also love my poem and i love my poem
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          Finally I love my poem and I also love my poem. The end thank you
          I love my poem
          Written for the love of my poem

          Reply
    • Roger Stevens

      I am enjoying your comments. But please send your “poems” into us as poems. It does take a few days sometimes for them to appear.

      Reply
  • Carl.Deeb

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    Thank you for the love of my poem
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    Now it is the end
    I love my poem you know what I am done now
    I love my poem
    I stop now

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