My son was killed in the war, his young life was snatched away,
His pup still waits at the gate, thinking he’ll come home some day.
We’re taking this loss badly, I have lost the son I bore,
And I just can’t believe, sir, he’ll not come back through the door.

My hubby has gone all quiet, I am shedding tears all day,
Our life is not the same now, its sparkle has gone away.
Each day seems rather empty, and, dreams we had, lie shattered,
The blood of our dear son, sir, on foreign soil is scattered.

Was this war avoidable? If it was, who has blood on their hands?
Who is guilty of murder? Who devised such monstrous plans.
Yes, who’s guilty, sir, perhaps many, I really don’t know;
I’m just hoping that my son, didn’t die pointlessly so.

His sister has his photo, in a frame beside her bed,
“Oh, mummy” she keeps crying, “I just can’t believe he’s dead.
Her other brother’s angry, his best mate has gone for good,
He won’t talk about his grief, even though I think he should.

Daughters too, have been killed; how such news shocks, when it arrives,
Oh, how I hate this warring, such shows no respect for lives.
Some have lost a husband, or wife…excuse me…what’s that my dear?
Oh, no, another soldier has died; more folk grief will share.

Ever since our dear son’s death, each new death has fed our pain,
It seems that there’s no let up, it’s so hard to bear such strain.
And we can’t help but wonder, could these deaths be all in vain;
War is such a waste of lives, all this killing is insane.

My heart has been broken, sir, and the hearts of others too,
My son won’t be coming back, no, someone’s son, my son, slew.
Our lives are in tatters, tell me, was this war necessary?
I mean, really necessary? I need to know. Yours sincerely.

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