The draft

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    The draft

    You'll take my boy?
    My only son?
    Hand him a helmet
    and hand him a gun

    Teach him to shoot
    and take other's lives
    Send him to kill
    or even, to die

    Then tell him again
    what an honor it is
    to die for your country
    give all you can give

    But don't tell my boy
    that there'll be no applause
    for the blood that he'll shed
    or the terror he'll cause

    For it would break his heart
    if he found out
    that not even you
    know what this war's about.

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    stellar commented on The draft

    10-13-2009

    Love the surprise...love its meaning...It made me realize that I should know the meaning behind doing things..not doing for doings sake

    poizonz commented on The draft

    05-18-2009

    hey, very beautiful.

    mgolda22 commented on The draft

    04-03-2009

    As a mother I find this poem so true...Well done. I find your choice of words and the deliverance speaks to the underlying innocence of those that go to war....Very chilling

    organicchick commented on The draft

    04-03-2009

    Really great poem......circulate this one as much as possible!!!

    akayakar commented on The draft

    04-03-2009

    The truth hurts!

    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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