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The Battles of Men
The master calls his army
To a battle on the field
Marching beasts of burden
No living man can make them yield
They can hear the distant thunder
As silent prayers float toward the clouds
The men who hold the front line
Fall but they never cry out loud
The heavy rain is a welcome friend
Caressing every muddy face
For some it will be the very thing
That floods their resting place
For those that live to tell the tale
Their scars worn with weary pride
Will talk of a battle’s glory
How they gave death a hellacious ride
And for every fallen brother
They ask forgiveness for their sins
Speak each man’s name in reverence
Who gave their lives so they might live
They’ll hold high their swords in unison
A battle braved for all the lost
Knowing hell will be victorious
Souls always end up as the cost
Hail to the brave who’ve battled
Ten million slaughtered men
On fields with names they never knew
Defying death to the bloody end
© Lyne Beringer
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L.J. Diaz, Author of Catching Snowflakes
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