Sea Fire Red

a poem by Elaine E. Howie

Those were the bodies of the dead
They had been chosen memories of freedom’s bed
They were the strugglers for peace
They were the now deceased

I heard it at work as one or another sang the blues
I watch it nightly on the news
I waited for the letter in the mail
I got a call that dropped me into this hell

I am remembering the Sea
I don’t want this war to be
I would run through the fire
If I could save just one life from the hire

I keep seeing this red
I see it inside my head
I can’t shut it out
It makes no sense what it is all about

So I call it the Sea Fire Red
For I got a call today and yes
They officially admitted that he was the best
But that he was dead

I love my freedom in this morning dew weather
I walk out my yard and know that he made it better
I also know that I have lost an important friend
One I will miss until this madness shall come to
The End