Europa 3
Nick Armbrister and Andy N
Bridge
Building
We dug
in the mud we used sticks
When we
found bits of wreckage I was happy
When I
heard the soldiers talk of ghosts I was in disbelief
When I
realized I was here by fate I was fine
When I
knew my Goddess guided me I was chilled
When my
Hello Kitty tumbler fell I knew
When we
knew this was the spot I cried
When we
found a bit of bone I was elated
When I
knew we had succeeded I was a girl
When I
knew the big wigs had failed I smirked
When I
hear it’s true what we found I’ll believe
When I
hear that we found Lt Stone I’ll drink
When I
drink in memory of Stone I’ll invite him
When I
drink with Stone I’ll invite Kurosawa
When we
all drink together we will all smile
And say
how silly mad bad sad war is
But how
cool aeroplanes are
Then we
will all be fine
And
laugh and enjoy our destiny
For we
have all lived
And
walked this green land
And
flown in its blue skies
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(I)
There was no
heroes here,
laid out on
the beach
cut to
pieces
just the
dying and the dead,
Those who
went out to fight
for their
queen and country
and those
who didn’t come back
at the end
of the day
There was no
heroes here
holding onto
their ears
or those
shooting up in the air
trying to
hit the enemy fighters
Those who
went out to fight
for their
queen and country
and those
who had to be forced
at the end
of the day.
There was no
heroes here
no villains
and heroes
just men and
boys
swooping in
demi darkness
Just men and
boys
furled in an
endless nightmare
sleeving
emotions
marked
across the beach.
Just men and
boys
carved
across the beach
praying for
a way out
whether
alive or dead.
