The Roar

They say we Roar like Lions,
as we cast the foe asunder.
But the Roar of the Lion,
does not compare
to the Roar of the Guns over the hills,
and the Roar of Shells in the ground,
and the Roar of the Missile streaking to the Heavens,
and the Roar of the Bombs falling to our hell,
and the Roar of the Engines charging into battle
carrying our young souls to eternity.
To all this, the Roar of the Lion
is little more than a cry.

— An Old Veteran

Type

Text, Literary (Novel/Poetry)