What new assault is this?

You have regrouped, retrenched

Seen the lay of the land

Armed yourself anew

Advanced

Advanced again

Strong arms around a too thin waist

Soft murmurings to that ear

Can you not see that she is deaf?

A heavy hand, a wooden heart

White and empty are her eyes

Anger she could deal with

Built walls so high...

No arrow could  pierce that heart

No rout to that soul

But this?

The field is level, can you not see?

 

Put a bullet to her head

Cover with shroud

No letters home to sing her praise

Your lifelong friend and foe has gone, abandoned ship

And a thousand unknown soldiers turn within their grave...