Private Chesterton

by The Daniel Jackson-2001

Poems written by Ian during his time in the British military during the Second World War. NO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT INTENDED, ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THE BBC!

I kneel in newly-dug trenches,

Waiting for the hell,

To rain down,

I hear the German armada,

Coming at a full force,

All we can do is just

Wait for what is next.

14 September, 1943, Central France

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I was a lucky one,

I received no injuries,

But friends of mine did,

Good friends of mine.

One died from a flying piece of shrapnel.

War is hell,

War is hell.

17 September, 1943, Central France