War
John Tomlinson
I heard the call to arms it
seems
it penetrated all my dreams
when I heard the anguished screams
before the bullets fired.
I declared myself against the war
it made all the generals sore
peace is something they abhor
until their killing has expired.
In my mind’s eye I saw bombs drop
I really wanted them to stop
to catch the killers on the hop
and war mongers retired.