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Soldier, Soldier.
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Cari Member Posts 411 Englnand |
Soldier, Soldier. * * Don’t think React Got a problem? Sort it, Preferably with an SA80 Don’t knock on doors Break them down There are only two guys The good guys And the bad guys What about the innocent? Not your concern Follow orders What you joined for Truth Lies hidden Airbrushed in layers Of convenient excuses Stand tall Cry the hero worshipers That we may preen our feathers In the shadow of your glory Patriotism spreads its syrup Thick on receptive minds So do not disappoint us Be worthy of our expectations For we the public are fickle creatures. So no more Viet-Nam when uniforms were unwelcome on our streets and our spit was your welcome home. * * A controversial poem but poets, in my opinion, shouldn’t shy away from controversy. Love of ones country is a wholesome thing, naked Patriotism is something else, as it provides simplistic answers to complex questions. In the chess game of conflict the common soldiers are the pawns, expendable and to often are there too take the blame when it all goes wrong. [This message has been edited by Cari (07-20-2016 06:16 PM).] |
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JerryPat2 Member Laureate
since 2011-02-06
Posts 16975South Louisiana |
I will never forget those bad, sad days. Got into a few fisticuffs . . . and one thrown television set . . . Sad, sad times . . . Remember when police were called "pigs" to their face. At least they weren't cold-bloodily killing them like they are now. ~ If they give you ruled paper, write sideways. ~ |
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Lori Grosser Rhoden Member Patricius
since 2009-10-10
Posts 10202Fair to middlin' of nowhere |
Truth is truth and making people think and feel is important. That is what good poetry does... and this was very good poetry. |
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Ari Squire Member Posts 488 In The Phallus Lane |
I put Vietnam behind me when I came stateside, and I've never looked back. War is inherent in Man's nature. History, present times and prospects of the ongoing conflicts tell us that of all things, war is here to stay until a power greater than Man''s intervenes. Some say it is so, others believe Man can still fix what's broken. Innocents are collateral, part and parcel of war. Considering the worldwide epidemic of war, the last thing anyone should concern themselves with is "controversial" poetry. Seems mild in contrast to the realities you yourself are aware of as a veteran. I admire your skillful pen Cari Loving Linny Jean is poetry. |
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Redstart Senior Member
since 2014-05-16
Posts 535 |
Articulate, and to the point. One day we will sort the bad guys from the good guys. If we have to become the beast, to defeat the beast. What's the point? |
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