Love Poem: Ballad of Kursk
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Written by: Brad Russell

Ballad of Kursk

Never ending bombardment
Started an hour prior
To our surprise embarkment
Our lines a bright pyre

The order went and came
Over the top we go
To win the Fuhrer’s fame
Pain we would know

We met them immediately
Tank to tank, hand to hand
We fought them obediently
Fighting for the Fatherland

Outnumbered 3 to 1
Our lead tank hit
I got out grabbed my gun
Then our tank spit

Petrol pouring
Covering my ears
The explosion roaring
Counting my years

Into the grass
Our tank burning
My feet did a chasse
My heart yearning

The Russians are devils, and coming
My friends with pace, leaving
“He can’t be saved” they’re saying
I look down my body… grieving