Blighters

Portrait of Siegfried Sassoon
Siegfried Sassoon 1886–1967

The House is crammed: tier beyond tier they grin And cackle at the Show, while prancing ranks Of harlots shrill the chorus, drunk with din; 'We're sure the Kaiser loves our dear old Tanks!'

I'd like to see a Tank come down the stalls, Lurching to rag-time tunes, or 'Home, sweet Home', And there'd be no more jokes in Music-halls To mock the riddled corpses round Bapaume.

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  1. sabrina

    blighters

    can someone freaking write an analysis on this poem.. its too late for me now but im sure someone will look this up in the future.

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