Does+it+Matter

Does it Matter? ** Siegfried Sassoon
 * Back to World War One PoetryYear 12 Poetry


 * DOES it matter?—losing your legs?... || ||
 * 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. || ||
 * Does it matter?—losing your sight?... || ||
 * 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. || ||
 * Do they matter?—those dreams from the pit?... || ||
 * 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. || ||
 * For they’ll know you’ve fought for your country || ||
 * And no one will worry a bit. || ||