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I watched them march on
Standing two by two
Carrying defeat and rejection
And other heavy things they knew

I watched them carry caskets
With their eyes all raw and red
As red as the Poppies in their baskets
A flower of respect to honor the dead

I watched them bury those corpses
One by one they lowered them
Into the dirt with all their remorses
And off they marched; soldiers of grim

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