the war

I came across an old box in the attic. My grandfather had been in the war. This I assumed was his place for keeping those secrets. Inside contains a small article of writing, scribbled on the parchment. It reads as follows:

the war they said,

could've been easily won,

had we not simply surrendered,

to be taken captive

behind what you could not see

as enemy lines

blurring our vision

into a million diamond rings,

which in reflection

showered the sky tonight

with beacons to guide

our lost soldiers safely

through the desert.

-R.L. 4-13-1940