I wonder what fate has for thee;
Will some unthinking, selfish man
Who seeks to gain what power he can
Bring this fair country into war
Unmindful of the awful scar
That it will leave on Mother's heart
When from her boy she has to part?
It may be you may have to die,
And in some foreign country lie,
Or it may be you will return
With mangled form and heart that burns
With sorrow when you chance to think
Of all the horrors you have seen
And what your future might have been.
God speed the time when wars will cease
And all the countries be at peace.
-- Eva Mae (Collins) Clarkwritten 1931 after the birth of her first son, Bernie
