gone

how terrible was war
yet how heroic were we all

the nightmares that ensued
drove even the strongest men insane
forever entrapped in an eternal dance of pain

enemy upon enemy going over the top
when shot these men
heroic for someone
somewhere
stood suspended for an eternity

and then as if jerked from a dream
hit the ground already in another world

but yet these men
these men
heroic or evil
stood for all on the brink of death

soldiers of dirty wars
but yet glory was still alive

i can say war is cruel
but war is brave

and brave are these who fought
ancients undead

what happened to those days
when celebrated were these men

who shone with sweat 
who would never give in

never give zero 
what happened to these heroes

where have they all gone?

line upon line
rank upon rank
they stand facing the other

unparalleled and not the same
yet
mirror images of one another