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Abe
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0 posted 2012-02-17 08:08 PM


Battles Won and Lost

If all, might have the means
To watch “The Military Channel”
If they watch with eyes wide open
They’ll see, a vision of hell.

But, even some who watch
Will, try hard to justify
Why, we send, our young to fight
And, say, “It’s alright, they die!”

Especially those, who sit at home,
And, watch wars from, far away
They are only (the smart ones or) cowards
Who, turn, and run away.

It’s really so easy for them
To say, “We should fight this war!”
Especially when, they don’t care
What, we are fighting for.

As long, as they don’t have to go
If, they have a loved one not killed
Or one, who comes home maimed
Their wishes, are fulfilled.

To be the World’s police
To tell, all others what to do
Say, “What we know, is right‼
Someday, you’ll be just like us, too”

Like mankind has always done
The means, justify, the end
“Love” is written on each bullet
And, on each bomb, we send.

“Don’t you get the message?’
“We’re fighting wars, for Peace!”
(And, to make, a few bucks)
Like we did, with the Lend-Lease. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lend-Lease

In the name of honor (?)
Or, to make some people free
A reason to kill our fellow man
Is, the only, way we see?

Every citizen should serve some time
In military, for four years
To have the thoughts, in case of war
They’ll, have to know those fears.

They don’t have to fight them
But, just to know, that they might
That someone might kill them
If, they get them in their “sight”.

The wrong thing about it all
Is that, we don’t hate, each other
We just listen to those idiots
Who say, “Go and kill, your Brother!”


Del “Abe” Jones
02.17.2012

Del "Abe" Jones
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1 posted 2012-02-25 02:10 PM


I do admire your conviction, Abe.  Don't always agree with you, but the beauty is I don't have to.  Your voice is strong.

A

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