Rally Cry

As a ‘Parent Against the War’

Rose Gentle stands before

the crowd.  Close by, a family,

all here for the rally

with a picnic, plates on their knees –

a sit-in with fruit teas.

She speaks of fallen sons, the waste.

They nod, pulling meat paste

rolls from a Tesco bag for life.

She sees body bags for death, a half-life.