"WAR"

Bradley
St. Richard School
St. Louis County, MO

"WAR" by Bradley St. Richard School St. Louis County, MO This video was taken at the 2014 7GP 7th Grade Poetry Contest Winner Event in St. Louis, MO on April 16th, 2014. Read the poems of every 2014 winner at www.7gp.org. The 7th Grade Poetry Foundation (7GP) is transforming young lives and their classrooms through writing.

War. What’s the need for it
As we spill the blood of our brothers and sisters across this earth?
All of us just waiting for a rebirth.
Fighting over land and fossil fuel.
Yeah, some people think it’s cool.
But only if they knew of what really happens.
Families getting their children taken forever.
Babies that will never get to see their father or mother.
While we sit comfortably here at home under this country’s freedom.
The freedom bought by soldiers, every single one.
But everything has a price, including our freedom.
And for that we can thank the men and women on the frontline.
Just waiting, ready to die for us.
War. Ashes to Ashes, Dust to Dust.