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With puzzled, patient face A sergeant watched him; it was no good trying To stop it; for he howled and beat his chest. And, all because his brother had gone West, Raved at the bleeding war; his rampant grief Moaned, shouted, sobbed, and choked, while he was kneeling Half naked on the floor. In my belief Such men have lost all patriotic feeling. WITH PUZZLED PATIENT FACE A SERGEANT WATCHED HIM IT WAS NO GOOD TRYING TO STOP IT FOR HE HOWLED AND BEAT HIS CHEST AND ALL BECAUSE HIS BROTHER HAD GONE WEST RAVED AT THE BLEEDING WAR HIS RAMPANT GRIEF MOANED SHOUTED SOBBED AND CHOKED WHILE HE WAS KNEELING HALF NAKED ON THE FLOOR IN MY BELIEF SUCH MEN HAVE LOST ALL PATRIOTIC FEELING
 their comrade's blood has bought New right to breed an honourable race. They have challenged Death and dared him face to face." "We're none of us the same!" the boys reply. "For George lost both his legs; and Bill's stone blind; Poor Jim's shot through the lungs and like to die; And Bert's gone syphilitic: you'll not find A chap who's served that hasn't found _some_ change." And the Bishop said: "The ways of God are strange!" BASE DETAILS If I were fierce, and bald, and short of breath, I'd live with scarlet Majors at the Base, And speed glum heroes up the line to death. You'd see me with my puffy petulant face, Guzzling and gulping in the best hotel, Reading the Roll of Honour. "Poor young chap," I'd say--"I used to know his father well; Yes, we've lost heavily in this last scrap." And when the war is done and youth stone dead, I'd toddle safely home and die--in bed. LAMENTATIONS I found him in a guard-room at the Base. From the blind darkness I had heard his crying And blundered in.  SECTION TWENTY EIGHT OF THE WAR POEMS OF SIGRIED SESSOON BY SICKFRIED SESSOON READ FOR LIBERVOX DOTORG BY MARK HISSONG LAMENTATIONS I FOUND HIM IN A GUARD ROOM AT THE BASE FROM THE BLIND DARKNESS I HAD HEARD HIS CRYING AND BLUNDERED IN
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