TO ALL BRITISH LEADERS
A REMINDER FROM THE GRAVE

 

WHEN YOU GO HOME,
TELL THEM OF US AND SAY,
’TWAS FOR YOUR TOMMORROW
THAT WE GAVE OUR TODAY.

AND AFTER THIS OUR PASSING
AS YOU JET AROUND THE WORLD
ISSUING YOUR CHALLENGES
AND RATTLING YOUR SWORD

REMEMBER ’TWAS OTHER MEN LIKE YOU
WHO SENT ME TO THIS END
THAT IT IS HARDER TO DIE AS ENEMIES
THAN IT IS TO LIVE AS FRIENDS.

 

by Arthur Lane