We Have Done

We Have Done

      We did what you made us do.
Now we lie in darkness beneath
The Winter's sun with crisp air
Absent from cheeks & rocks piled 
           Above & hymns forgot. 

We endure what gods decree as
Retreat troubles more than blood.
      One might say we threw our 
Lives away— Hope gone & empty.
As men we enjoyed food & love. 

Shame won't be buried with us.