LUCIE THORNE

i have been a soldier too

i have been a soldier too, buried in the meadow
i have been a soldier too, buried in the street
i have been a soldier too, buried in brackish water
i have been a soldier too, buried in the sea

i have had a peasant girl, buried in the meadow
i have had a factory girl, buried in the street
i have had a fisher boy, buried in brackish water
i have had a sailor boy, buried in the sea