Counting by Michael Rosen

When they do war, they forget how to count. They forget how to count, and that’s how they do it. They come, they kill; they kill, they go. No numbers. No names. They disappear them. They vanish them. That’s how they do it. They come, they kill; they kill, they go. And it’s “worth it”, they say. “It’s worth it, believe us.” if you forget how to count. If you forget the numbers. If you forget the names. If you forget the faces. When they do war, they forget how to count. They forget how to count, and that’s how they do it. But we’re counting. Watch us: we’re counting. Listen. We’re counting. And we count.