Civil Elegies - Death Cry

Pulverised bones scream
Eloquence!
Taken at face value
We are a warring nation
Of shared defeats

You'll never
Let me die
My wishes
Are seldom fought for
Without you screaming
Why?

Welcome to
A masterclass
In despair
For severed limbs
Hiding themselves
All in good time
Identified

And sent to slaughter
At their own behest
Behead
Become
Bereft of nothing