Where Youth Are Sent To Die



War is a place where youth are sent to die
War is a place where lovers kiss good bye
War is a race where even winners lose
War is a race where all sentiments fuse
War is a case where savages are bold
War is a case where ravages take hold
War is a trace where dark emotions steal
War is a trace where scars are left to heal
War is a chase where obscure ends obtain
War is a chase where discontents remain
War is a face where hatred blacks the eye
War is a face where tear drops never dry
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Submitted on February 05, 2010

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Scheme AABBCCDDEEAA
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 475
Words 102
Stanzas 1
Stanza Lengths 12

Wallace Dean LaBenne

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