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My humble prayer for the fallen ones. :'(

They said it was the war to end all wars, but we all knew they lied
They said you'll come back as Heroes but most of my comrades have died
They said we would have the best of everything but we never did
They said they would be right there with us but the leaders ran and hid
They said it wouldn't last long: it would all be over in less than a year
They said they were suffering too, but I never saw one shed a tear
They said the Germans were the enemy, they called them Nazis or the Huns
They said they were animals, but they too were were Fathers, Husbands or Sons
They said We were winning and that what we did would be remembered forever
They said our appalling conditions would get better, but of course they never
They said lots of things which they believed were true, but they were lying
They said we were all brave, but you don't feel brave when your mates are dying
They said when this was over, war would never again raise its ugly head
They said we would all live in peace, it never happened, but its what They said.

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Jim, Proud of Ya, well said.......We all need to question things......not accept them .....or what we have been told as it leads to better understanding on what we know
Your poem has been well thought out and needs answers ......but can they be given ?
 
and they are still telling us we are dying for good causes/but they are not the ones dying are they
 
Grandad used to say all the warmongers should fight their wars themselves, then there'd never be any wars. Grandad fought in WW1 and WW2 and I daresay lots of others did, too. I was born after the war but often saw the poor wounded men without legs, or half their faces shot off, when I was small and most of them were cheery and just getting on as best they could. Such brave men.
 
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