I am being called to the front
Another ghost to be caught
Another wild goose hunt
Another war to be fought
They say honor awaits
With Recognition and fame
Go ahead and join your mates
There is a victory to claim
The same old speech
Just different faces
A carrot that you’ll never reach
Just more unsolved cases
They forgot that I am old
That I have been around
I won’t do as told
And I will hold my ground
Still bound by my vow
And my oath will always stand
But to lies I can’t bow
or join a mercenary band
They aim to draft more kids
Persuade them by things
Saying if they do their bids
They get free education and blings
Recruiting immigrants is never hard
For them they have a new trick in store
They only smile and flash a greenish card
If they could survive a tour
They are in their teens
Toughness they do claim
With only hardship seen
Was in some video game
They are not old enough to drink but-
They can go to wars
But of course that does matter not
Cause they are my kids and yours
The rich don’t see these miseries
And the same families still in power
They will be praised by history
Until the judgment hour
They drag kids to their fights
Ask them to fight with pride
And when they ask for their rights
They are tossed aside
They have joined the cult
For them I deeply grieve
It is a sport for a disturbed adult
Where no one can quit or leave
The horrors they will see
Will leave them never
The horrors they will be
Will stain them forever
Now No dreams at all
And No hope to grasp
Only Nightmares of fireballs
And Severed limbs to clasp
Getting medicine is hard
And most can’t stay sober
Now that they are discharged
The honey moon is over
My wings will once more spread
And I will have to fly again
Hoping that I will teach these kids
That there is no glory in pain
And what goes around comes around is true
What you do to others will be done to yours and you
©FAT 2014
a scrambled thought on unjustified wars and recruitment
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john flanagan said:
Fais,
You cover a lot of serious and important ground here and your musings and points of view are genuinely worthwhile.
Best Wishes
john
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fais said:
thank you dear John for your kind words and assurance . it means alot coming from someone as wise as your self.
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MsTranquility said:
I don’t think anyone could have written it better than this, Fais….excellent point of view, and so very real ♥
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fais said:
thank you dear
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MsTranquility said:
You’re welcome 🙂
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