Unanswered

Is it too late
to believe in miracles
with all the reason
poisoning the well
like nuclear waste
odorless and fatal

Are you too good
at saying goodbye
after giving all the things
you know how to give

Dozens of men
are left in these woods
bleeding
like charging a hill
in a battle
that can't be won
in a war that started
before we showed up
with our dreams
of getting home
of painting your picket fence
white