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War Is Truly Hell
What we do and what we make
A curse upon all both living and dead
Reckless and cruel with the gift of this earth bound life we have been given
It is the murder of every innocent soul
Soul searing living death the PTSD of cruel memory
There seems no escape in these dark and desperate days
Retched men fight for greed and power unending
United only in their hate
Letting all around them go to Hell
You must wonder what wicked master they serve
How do they live with what they do?
Evermore that is and has been the question
Let us pray someday for a lasting peace
Let us pray for a day when Heaven steps in to save us all
From the Hell is.....
WAR!
2026 Ramona Thompson Felton
As a veteran who’s lived with
As a veteran who’s lived with the echoes of what you’re writing about, this piece hits with a truth most people never have to face. War Is Truly Hell isn’t just a title—it’s a reality that follows you long after the battlefield goes quiet. The way you speak on the “soul‑searing living death” and the memories that don’t let go… that’s the part civilians rarely understand, but you captured it without flinching.
Your lines about men fighting for greed and power—while the innocent pay the price—ring painfully familiar. Those of us who served know how much of war is carried by people who never asked for it. And yes, the question of how anyone lives with what they’ve done or seen… that one stays with you.
Thank you for writing this with honesty instead of glorification. Poems like this remind people that behind every uniform is a human being trying to make sense of the things they survived. I pray for that lasting peace too—because no one who’s seen war up close ever wants to see it again.