The smoke filled the lungs, like mist rolled across a valley
Fear, panic, bodies falling against the splintered timbers
Noise so extreme, it may even wake the dead
Men struggling to move as mud clung to their boots like limpets to a mine
Incessant rain pounding on a tin roof, driving men to despair
Whistles, bangs, booms and screams filled the void
As streams of warm cherry liquid flowed unabated
Shards of metal strewn across the dug out trenches
Hidden in the corner, like a small child, huddled a man
Crying, scared, unable to move to save himself
While thousands more climbed out of fox holes aiming for the metal monsters,
who ejected this vile fire from their bellies
Suddenly silence, in the distance a solitary, fluttering, white cloud was held aloft
Men fell to their knees, sunshine breaking through the gloom
The monsters had been soothed and were now sleeping quietly
The anguished screams replaced by smiles and tears of joy
Four long years of hurt and pain, in an instant brought to an end
For millions life would never be the same
The war to end all wars had reached its finale
Thankfully this would never happen again.......would it ?
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