Classes clash and collapse in collective implosion

The lower estates plant their insignia
ostentatiously on heaps of men
after storming the Bastille
to make way for the malady of the mitrailleuse
and celebration of Entente supremacy.

Clemenceau rise in rank as the
bodies of Flers-Courcelette stank.
Villains of the Devil's backwash
Slap you lightly on the hand
before commanding your neck
to the narrow stand
of the Guillotine.

Blood alone drives
the infinite rolling barrage of atrocious folly.

Liberté, égalité, fraternité

**Keep calm
and
carry
on