Sarnia de la Maré FRSA Author, Musician, Artist

Babes in Blood is a six-line war prophecy — a stark image of strength built on suffering, of blood as baptism, and of violence sanctified in the name of ‘good.’ Babes in Blood  The Angry Men  So proud and strong Upon the Backs of  Of the Weakened throng Let Mothers wash Their babes in blood As the men will roar For the chosen good ⚔️ Creative Analysis of The Angry Men Ritual Violence: The poem is stripped to the bone — no wasted words, just a scene: men triumphant, the weak beneath them, mothers washing babies in blood. It’s biblical in tone, like an Old Testament curse or a prophetic lament. Irony & Accusation: The phrase “chosen good” is chilling — it hints at a cause deemed righteous, but the cost is obscene. The poem questions the morality of war, religion, or ideology that justifies killing as “good.” Universal & Timeless: Because there are no names, no dates, the poem feels eternal — a portrait of war that could belong to any era, any nation. This is huma...