RED MIST

THERE IS AN INCIDENT
CALLED THE RED MIST
IT’S WHEN
A PERSON
IS VAPORIZED
BY AN EXPLOSION

WE LIVE IN AN AGE
WHERE MEN WHO DO NOT FIGHT
ARE EAGER
TO SEND OUR SONS AND DAUGHTERS
IN HARM’S WAY

WHERE IF THE WORSE HAPPENS
THERE WON’T BE ANYTHING
TO PUT IN A BODY BAG

SHOULD THEY THINK THEMSELVES
LUCKY
IF THEY ARE ONLY WOUNDED
IN BODY OR MIND

WHY SHOULD OUR YOUTH
FIGHT
FOR AN UNKNOWN
OR SHALLOW CAUSE

WHY DO THOSE
WHO SAY THEY LOVE GOD
WANT
WITHOUT HESITATION
TO KILL HIS CREATION

LET US REPLACE
THE RED MIST
WITH THE ROSY COLOR OF YOUTH


FRANK A VOLLMER