Casualties of War

AP Photo
(The Child in the picture died)

Casualties of War by Eric Kirkland

My tank, your Battleship,
Who has the bigger guns?
Your side killed a father,
My side killed a son.
My foot soldier, your fighter jet,
Your side killed a mother
But my side killed your brother.
My tank, your bombs,
Your side killed another,
My side killed a lover.
My general, Your commander,
Your side took a life,
My side killed a wife.
My leaders, your citizens.
Your side killed a husband
My side killed a no one.
My spys, your politicians,
Your side wants an end
But no you say, I’ve just killed your friend.
Your Army, My Navy
My side bodies are being piled
Your side killed a child
In the end when the truce is signed
Our politicians sign the dotted line
We’ve gained three miles of land, that is what the treaty said.
That works our perfect, for now we have three miles of land to bury the dead.