:26:03
They all agreed
with hand on heart
:26:07
To sheath the sacrifiicial knives
:26:13
But now
:26:15
She stands upon Southampton Dock
:26:20
With her handkerchief
and her summer frock
:26:25
Clings to her wet body
in the rain
:26:34
In quiet desperation
:26:37
Knuckles white
upon the slippery reins
:26:42
She bravely waves
the boys good-bye again
:26:54
Maggie what have you done
:27:04
And still the dark stain
spreads between
:27:09
Their shoulder blades
:27:17
A mute reminder
:27:22
Of the poppy fiields and graves
:27:29
When the Fiight was over
:27:35
We spent what they had made
:27:40
But
:27:43
In the bottom of our hearts
:27:47
We felt the Fiinal cut