Hell and Consequence

[Max]

Black boots tied tight at the lace
Silent complacency is given hard chase
Crowd of civilians, en mass, cheer with voices elated
National anthem echoes from voices congregated

Any good man worth his salt will stand tall and sign up
For the nation which birthed him and gave its love

Streets full of young men are seduced
With minds for glory, so quick to rid their youths
While the girls are picking out wedding dresses to wear
The boys size on their uniforms, and cut off their hair

Maybe they will have songs written about their courage
And their names will live on, to forever flourish

Rifles signify manhood, tucked under obedient arms
Fight for Queen, for country, for the greater good of God
Tossed about like rag dolls, but what do these phrases really mean
When the trenches are filling up as your patriot brothers bleed?

Were a few plots of land worth their fragile lives
Was it worth it that a general chose when they'd die?

Fields of gold become graveyards of red
For years the continental meat grinder is fed
Crowds of weeping mourners, en mass, cry for their late ill-fated
As stone angels stare with war-hardened eyes, dilated

The world soon to burn like the ember of a cigarette
The bloody first chapter opens to the cruel second
Though most regrettable, the world meets the inevitable
Hell and consequence

[Harklight]

With a few near-subliminal phrases, you caught the atmosphere of each stage, Max. My dad told me about seduced young men, who enlisted under-age and without required parental consent: the military didn't care so long as boots were filled and the bodies prepared to die or be maimed.
"Were a few plots of land worth their fragile lives
Was it worth it that a general chose when they'd die?"
"Hell and consequence". It's a very large price to pay for dirt (or oil). Exalt! H x

[apocalypticjay]

I have read a book called Lost Voices about WWI and how children as young as 12 were enticed into the Army, but not just that some wanted to serve for their country which was hard for me to process, I think you gather thoughts and feeling brilliantly about both Wars here my friend a constant pleasure to read even with such a serious and somber write. Reminded me of Band of Brothers too, great writing!

[ARTHUR KELLY]

and for all our remeberences we still live with conflicts that cost us our finest fuelled by religious intolerence or hidden political agendae.

Thank christ we have the maxs' of this world.

A fantastic write

EXALT

[cinda]

I see in this the endless unquenchable lust for
the blood of men all in the name of Patriotism to
one's country. Many are forced to sign up for lack of
work, pride, honor. Yes, many are seduced to kill another
human being all dressed up in the name of Duty.
I was in the military myself. I know both sides.
Well written.