A single mother barely br out of teen br Toils hard in a br voracious army canteen br br Prepares fuel for the br killer machines br So she can afford to br cook at home br br Her son, a sapling br is ten months old br And her relatives br have miseries untold br br She refused a br posting in war br Coz her lone son br may suffer br emotional scars br br A war in which br whoever win br Humanity is sure br to cry and whine. br br But no one is going br to heard child’s plea br Because she has been br jailed for disobeying br state’s decree. br br Somewhere a br volcano dormant br for centuries br emits fire br Perhaps angry at br heavenly sire.