# The futility of War

Author: spring87
Tags: Poem, Spring87, War

All around me  
they lay screaming and shouting  
for some of those here  
this is their final outing

bullets rip through the air  
with a whistling sound  
Another scream  
another body on the ground

I hear the sound of  
a chattering machine gun  
Each bullet taking  
the life of another  
father, brother, uncle or son

I am a medic,  
alone on the ground  
my fallen comrades  
make no sound

The futility of war  
I can see,  
my fellow group  
relying on me.

i run to the latest one   
that has fallen  
i can hear the shouts  
of everyone calling

I close his wounds  
he is frightened  
his bullet wounds  
between my hands are tightened

Trying to help him  
as best as I can  
he passes away  
before I can

Looking up denying my death  
I cradle his head  
as he takes  
his final breath

I hold the brave one close  
and I gently cry  
wht does the young  
have to die!

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