Poppy's Song;

Far to soon

Was I ever truly a child

Was I ever truly pure

Was I ever truly full of so much hope and blind trust

()

Long ago

A girl became a woman

Far

To

Soon

Long ago

A being so sweet

Was exposed to blood and loss

Far

To

Soon

Long ago

A child

Became

A soldier

()

I remember a time

When I was pure

But barely

I remember a time

Before I had seen so much blood

But that was so long ago

That it's hard to believe it was ever real

()

Long ago

A girl became a woman

Far

To

Soon

Long ago

A being so sweet

Was exposed to blood and loss

Far

To

Soon

Long ago

A child

Became

A soldier

()

I look around now

At all this blood both theirs and mine

And I find it hard to believe

that I was ever

Pure

()

Long ago

A girl became a woman

Far

To

Soon

Long ago

A being so sweet

Was exposed to blood and loss

Far

To

Soon

Long ago

A child

Became

A soldier