Dried blood on the sand
There's dried blood on the sand by
The hospital door, droplets for memories;
Haunted by war.
There's dried blood on the sand where
Soldier boys bled, torn apart, barely living,
Some already dead.
There's dried blood on the sand where the line
Of wounded stretched fair, broken bodies, some
Maimed; some not knowing who they are.
There's dried blood on the sand mixed with sweat
And tears, footprints of lost soldiers torn down by
the years.
There's dried blood on the sand that can never be
Washed away, marking the suffering of war; the
Dying day by day.
There's dried blood on the sand where brave
Men cried, eyes filled with despair, and boys slowly
Died.
There's fresh blood on the sand where soldiers bleed
Anew, where sorrow is so deep, it rises with the morning
Dew.
There's still blood on the sand with a reddish tint in the
Waves, the beaches look forgotten; dotted with lonely
Graves.
There's dried blood on the sand by the hospital door,
Droplets for memories; haunted by war…
