War is a battle one cannot win. <br />Win or lose you are committing a sin <br />In war there are no victorious winners. <br />The participating parties are the sinners <br />. <br />Devastation, death, shock and awe <br />The true meaning of that little word war. <br />Human beings slain, wounded and in pain. <br />Never being able to live normal lives again. <br /> <br />Gallant men and women meet their maker. <br />And end up in the obituaries of the daily paper. <br />Mother and father weep for their son and daughter. <br />Whilst war carries on with it’s insane slaughter. <br /> <br />Oh God give me you’re almighty strength. <br />So that I. <br />May never have to pull the trigger, <br />and see another human die. <br /> <br />Yes I am most fortunate that I survived, <br />But my heart grieves for those who died.<br /><br />Gordon Whittaker<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/the-soldier-with-a-conscience/
