Edgar Siegfried Sassoon (1886–1967). Counter-Attack and Other Poems. 1918.
14. Does it Matter?
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For people will always be kind,
And you need not show that you mind
When the others come in after hunting
To gobble their muffins and eggs.
There’s such splendid work for the blind;
And people will always be kind,
As you sit on the terrace remembering
And turning your face to the light.
You can drink and forget and be glad,
And people won’t say that you’re mad;
For they’ll know you’ve fought for your country
And no one will worry a bit.