War visits br too many places br traces blood markings br upon too many generations br br War arrives br as old men decide br just where and when br to send young men to die br br War leaves br too many faces br wearing traces of scars br which worm their way inward br then persist to endure as long as men live br because old men required young men should give br greater share than their bodies and minds had to spare br br War will persist br as long as old men insist br So will war visit, again and again br Till the day young men decide it must end br and turn their guns instead - on those old menbr br Mary Havranbr br