On Seeing "Dunkirk"

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On Seeing “Dunkirk”

I have fought a battle or two of my own

What do I know of wars among nations!

I have skipped meals in life once or twice

What do I know of starving without rations!

I have bled often with cuts and scrapes

What do I know of limbs blown away!

I have been singed; by flames, by flying embers

What do I know of burning alive on high waters!

I have seen deaths, perhaps one or two 

What do I know of killings en-masse!

I have wheeled disabled a few

What do I know of dying carried on broken backs!

I have sacrificed a little for others in need

What do I know of losing a child while helping others!

I have shed tears on my losses

What do I know of mothers crying oceans!

I have sunk in despair

What do I know of shell-shock!

I have toyed with killing myself

What do I know of Seppuku!

Nothing.

I am blissed in unknowing.

May you be so too.

If not, 

Deferential, I stand before you

Charu 

07262017