remember them all

remember the fallen
all the fallen
every one of the fallen 
never forget
those who died
those who were killed
blown to pieces
​​​​​​left screaming in agony
on freezing mud
torn to pieces
by rusted barbed wire
all slaughtered
all maimed
for fuck all
for a patch of land
they died in agony
so when you remember
remember these others
the four-legged others
the feathered others
who dragged the guns
who carried the loads
who carried the message
who were the reason
that millions more
precious humans
did not die
remember also the others
the horses
the dogs
the pigeons
they had no weapons
no uniform
no king's shilling
no camaraderie
no trench to shelter in
no knowing why
they were there
no knowing what
the bangs were
they also died
they also were killed
for a patch of fucking land
because some fuckers
some upper-class fuckers
some General Dickheads
some bloodthirsty fuck
from some office
in some ministry
said they must