War

Pitter patter 
The earth shatters 

A solider sits alone 
In the cracked middle 
Waiting for the ground to swallow him whole 

A letter from his daughter 
In the handwriting from his wife 
No home to go back to now 
A long and lonesome life 

Blood is not thicker than water 
Betrayal trumps all 
Violence embraces loyalties 
Martyrs see their fall 

The sky is darker 
With a heaven's long line 
Of souls that reached the gates 
Way before time 

No side has won 
What was worth fighting for 
And this is what happens 
When humans go to war