Whitman at a Washington Hospital
Now's not the time for words,
Greybeard,
For how could words describe
the horrors before you?
A young man winces in pain.
Another cries for his mother
as the hungry saw's teeth
come down on his leg.
Places like Appomattox,
Bull Run,
Sound foreign to your ears,
Yet they're...
Greybeard,
For how could words describe
the horrors before you?
A young man winces in pain.
Another cries for his mother
as the hungry saw's teeth
come down on his leg.
Places like Appomattox,
Bull Run,
Sound foreign to your ears,
Yet they're...