THE KILLING FIELDS

 

   In fields of rice,

   Life was not nice,

Snakes amongst the lotus pods,  

   All day I cry for you,

   If you only knew,

Always fighting against the odds!

 

   Afraid to shut my eyes,

   Always hearing death cries

The hell of Napalm Bombs –

   Exploding all around

   Peace is never found

Always repeating the 23^rd psalms!

 

   I lie awake at night

   I pray to see the light

Bound by an oath I took to serve!

   O the hell of war

   The burdens I have to bore

The taking of a life I didn’t deserve!

 

Epaphroditus© December 24, 2023