June 22, 2010, 3:25 PM

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June 22, 2010, 3:25 PM

To the sound of a drum they fall in line,
To the sound of gunshots they fall in time.
The fear in their eyes never dwindle at night,
It stays all around them until the golden sun light.
We remember their stories,
We remember their lives,
But we never know their killers.
They fight in wars that old men start,
They fight enemies with out names,
No true reason to fight,
Except to preserve their own lives,
The freedom of others,
For their family.
Their lives pass by,
Glimpses of their past haunts them still,
Hoping and fighting to return to it.
Certain death around every corner,
Yet they still fight.
They know their are people that go against them,
Anti war,
Anti government,
And yet they still fight,
To allow those people to keep thinking how they want,
To let them live how they are.
Little appreciation,
But they are there,
Doing more for us than we can do for ourselves.
If not for them, where would we be?
Hate me for speaking my mind,
Putting light into what is happening around us,
But give them their dues,
For letting me speak,
And letting you hate me for it.
I am not one for our government,
Or one to believe in a higher power,
To be fair and honest,
But I am one for the ones who fight for us,
The ones who fight for the people,
Because they want to,
And they are.
But to the beat of a drum,
They fall in line,
And to the sound of gunshots,
They fall in time,
Not as individuals,
But as a whole...

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TheGlitteryPup commented on June 22, 2010, 3:25 PM

07-12-2016

I like this one a lot. Reminds me of No One Gets Left Behind by FFDP and I agree with this completely. The soldiers including yourself didn't start these wars. And yet you fight them. It's courageous and should be respected. At least you have the balls to fight and protect when the fucking government just sits on their asses toying around...

AbysmalGoddess commented on June 22, 2010, 3:25 PM

11-20-2010

It's disgusting how people disrespect veterans and our soldiers, our boys. No matter how against war you are, respect and thank the brave, selfless people who fought for your ungrateful ass so that you could go on drinking your triple shot frappes with whipped cream and extra sprinkles, and having the freedom to say whatever you want, it's all because they fought for you. Point WELL made, Man. I like your creative rhyming and your blunt reality in this piece. 10 ~Abys

ManOnTheMoon

07/26/2011

I agree to what you say, Abys, and I find it even more true when I hear of their pensions being in question. Let the CEOs take cut backs, so that the Boys and Gals shall continue to let them be CEOs.

When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.

John F. Kennedy (1917-1963) Thirty-fifth President of the USA

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