Part of a Poem by Alden Nowlan Called Ypres: 1915 - NQ Arbuckle, Nowlan, Alden Lyrics & Tabs by NQ Arbuckle
Part of a Poem by Alden Nowlan Called Ypres: 1915 - NQ Arbuckle, Nowlan, Alden
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Perhaps they were too scared to run.
Perhaps they didn’t know any better
that is possible, they were so innocent,
those farmboys and mechanics, you only have to look
at old pictures and see how they smiled.
Perhaps they were too shy
to walk out on anybody, even Death.
Perhaps their only motivation
was a stubborn disinclination.
Private McNally thinking:
You squareheaded sons of bitches,
you want this God damn trench
you’re going to have to take it away
from Billy MacNally
of the South End of Saint John, New Brunswick.
you’re going to have to take it away
from Billy MacNally
of the South End of Saint John, New Brunswick.
And that’s ridiculous, too, and nothing on which to found a country.
Still
It makes me feel good, knowing
that in some obscure, conclusive way
they were connected with me
and me with them.
