March 3, 2014
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Liar's Knife
not every battle is covered in glory
not every hero lives to tell his story
not every cause is worth the shedding of blood
not every life is worth the price of this mudwe wanted to believe in the straight and true
we marched knowing what we were going to do
take the battle to the enemy, we said
we came back home left weary and deadwe watched as our truth became a lie
no good reason for our enemies to die
I wonder why I can sleep in peace
when for my brothers there is no releasenot every heart deserves to beat strong and bold
not every story deserves to be told
and all that gold I see glittering
falls into hands undeservingI wonder why they can sleep in peace
I wonder why they get sweet release
my brothers deserved to live their lives
but got cut down early by a liar's knife
Comments (4)
Gives one pause. In the case of war even the winners lose.
War should never be fought for the benefit of leaders unworthy of their position. War should not be fought for the purpose of increasing one's profit margin.
Very good poem. Very sad situation.
Powerful poem. And yet there are wars and children and parents are left alone to suffer in agony at the loss of their beloved sons and daughters.
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