For whom we fight

Today I walked amongst the brave
That gave their lives for me to save
I felt there present all around
As I wandered passed their head stones
Engraved the unknown soldier 
Who rests here all alone
It may have been a 100 years since the battle of the Somme
400000 men that died fighting in that war
 What was gained from there loss
What was it really for
Many lives were lost each day
They climbed above the trench
In the name of freedom
To liberate the French 
I could sense the fear and trepidation that was coursing through their head
As they new that when the whistle blue
They would surely soon be dead
A hell on earth no one should see
Thank god they fought for you and me
How could a man treat his brother
 so terribly unkind
Being so barbaric 
What Evers in his mind
The shells that rained  above their heads
Their  dearest friends
 lay about them dead
Not many men would survive 
To have a family
And watch them thrive