After the war is over
Will we have a chance to
Recompense....us?
After the fighting is through
Who will be left
to have the sense
To take what has been
Thrown away
And put it in it's rightful
Place
Askance
You might say
And rightly so.

After the war is over
Will we have a chance
To recompense?
To these and other
Questions
I find myself
Muted, numbed
Afraid
I cannot answer
Such things
They are not
Within my authority
To judge

But war is coming
I can feel it
It is in the air
And the waters
All around
We have truly
forgotten
What war is
Too long away
Too far away
It has been
But it is truly
coming closer now
Soon it will be
Everywhere
Once more.

After the war is over
Who will be left
To recompense?