Prisoner of War
Berated and cajoled
Lacerated and mauled
He lays, chained to a fence
Completely naked, lacking defence.
Was this how it was meant to be?
A definition of freedom and liberty?
Poked with sticks, prodded with a gun
Guards standing over, all making fun.
captured they are, prisoners of war
What is the reason, what was it for?
Was this how it was meant to be?
No justification, no reason that I can see.
Just water and bread, that’s all he is fed
Battered and bruised, from his toes to his head.
Dead is his family, dead are his friends
Killed by a stray bomb, he was making amends!
Was this how it was meant to be?
And what was it for?
And why this lack of morality?
All in the name of war.
