Truth Told
Boy, they sent you on a suicide mission
When you were young and naïve enough to listen
With an objective that can never be won
They out and out lied to you son
Truth told there are no bad guys
No heroes, no beautiful girls to be won as prize
But still, they told you, "Fight for pride!"
Honor, and the approval of the right side
They told you you were the best
Better than all of the rest
You deserve victory in this
War that does not actually exist
You believed that lie was true
And in your mind it became you
But, truth told, the only reward
For all those battles of that great long war
In your mind is
That
You
Will die
When you were young and naïve enough to listen
With an objective that can never be won
They out and out lied to you son
Truth told there are no bad guys
No heroes, no beautiful girls to be won as prize
But still, they told you, "Fight for pride!"
Honor, and the approval of the right side
They told you you were the best
Better than all of the rest
You deserve victory in this
War that does not actually exist
You believed that lie was true
And in your mind it became you
But, truth told, the only reward
For all those battles of that great long war
In your mind is
That
You
Will die
posted by Lee at 11:49 PM
3 Comments:
They should give this out at recruiting centers! Says it all.
I agree. But then they would probably have to reinstitute the draft :)
This poem has the gamut of insight and emotions bundled in it. Perhaps, we are all surfers. We catch the wave arising from gentle waters and we ride the tide to the end. We learn a lot about surfing along the way!
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