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The Last Laugh

by Wilfred Owen


    'O Jesus Christ! I'm hit,' he said; and died.
    Whether he vainly cursed, or prayed indeed,
    The Bullets chirped — 'In vain! vain! vain!'
    Machine-guns chuckled, 'Tut-tut! Tut-tut!'
    And the Big Gun guffawed.

    Another sighed, — 'O Mother, Mother! Dad!'
    Then smiled, at nothing, childlike, being dead.
    And the lofty Shrapnel-cloud
    Leisurely gestured, — 'Fool!'
    And the falling splinters tittered.

    'My Love!' one moaned. Love-languid seemed his mood,
    Till, slowly lowered, his whole face kissed the mud.
    And the Bayonets' long teeth grinned;
    Rabbles of Shells hooted and groaned;
    And the Gas hissed.





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