Silencing the Sobbing
There is talk of those deserting,
On battlefields where soldiers are serving.
Running away from an unjust mess...
To retreat alone in heartbreak and hopelessness.
There is talk among those who shoulder deceit.
To keep our young exposed to blood on foreign streets.
For 'interests' claimed to belong to 'us'.
But there is none walking the halls of 'justice'...
That anyone will admit they can actually trust!
Lawmakers investing in foreign currency.
Believing to keep this a secret...
No one will perceive they can do so openly!
As those who support this incompetency,
Watch without protest a failing economy!
Please!
Those who have allowed and see this...
Need to grieve!
And everyday and night,
The bravery of our young soldiers...
Are demanded in commands,
To spill their guts in fights!
With tears welling in their eyes...
And holding weapons with blistered hands!
Trying to disguise,
What they themselves can no longer stand!
Not just over oil...
But also over a faltering kingdom's might!
To keep the dignity of those totally insane.
Those who take stands to live lifestyles grand!
Even though these conflicts have no restoration,
Of a peaceful end in sight!
None at all,
For those who are blight seeking fans!
There is talk of those deserting,
On battlefields where soldiers are serving.
Running away from an unjust mess...
To retreat alone in heartbreak and hopelessness.
And when they return to lands of their birth...
Guess who shows them gratitude first?
Guess who shows them a treatment that is worse?
Guess who shows them disrespect and shame?
Guess who returns without honor bestowed or claimed?
Guess how many are homeless...
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poem by Lawrence S. Pertillar
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