war it's said

war it's said 

is rape

is pleasure for pain

to kill spirits and flesh 

to burst open 

the web of trust 

to disguise care 

like a mother nursing 

her young to grow 

as human

war it's said 

is laughter abolished 

smothered in blood

coloring relations 

and painting fences 

'round prisons of freedom 

and the healthy society 

war it's said 

is fun for children 

and worth the expense 

of shaping economy

and ev'ry murder 

to save the immaculate nation

from the scourges of war 

it's said

war's Hell 

i said