Victorious

Where was the silence,

when war began?

When lives were taken in soldiers hands?

The battle field, a no mans land,

the guns lay in the soldiers hands.

Who is the enemy,

when lives are at risk?

If I had one question,

I'd ask you this.

Where is silence when war begins?

Where is the silence

when war is at end?

The hunters fell prey

to their command

and did what they

were told to do.

Cry, they did not

cry for their wounds.

They were brave and wore

mud for coats and hats.

They stood silent

as they watched their wrath.

They slept in fields

with blood and grass.

The guns continued

to speak their wrath.

Where is silence when war begins?

When soldiers took weapons

in their own hands.

When all the lives were and end,

ther was no true victory

except for the country they defend.

Author's Notes/Comments: 

Written on October, 25th 2000. I took the same line from 'Sinned Silence' written on Jan 20th, 1999....

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Afzal Shauq's picture

its good war poem..but in a critical way of negation... well done..enjoyed it...hey... you were born poetess I think... like the way you do poems...