Just To See Them All Again

I can tell you this,
I know
I didn’t
start the war –

sure, I was there,
so was everyone,
it was the only action going on;
right or wrong I played a part.

But war is bad shit – really man,
unless you’ve been to one
you can’t conceive how sadly
it can fuck you up.

It’s like the universe has lost its brains
fallen on an edge and spawned
a set of nasty bits that spread
unchecked as rank infection.

Law is by the gun, the scene is one
of unchecked madness and
incredible insanity unleashed
on injured people seeking peace.

No-one does it easy – forget that crap
of making bucks, truth is just another
lie that’s soothed with surreal promises
that you’re OK, you’ll make it out alive.

In the end you carry on with one pure
thought in mind – your home and family,
and you survive just to see them all again.
© 3 May 2007, I.D. Carswell