The troops see terror
With each rising sun
We must pray for peace
Send support to each one
They must do the job
Because they enlisted
Who ever knew defense
Could become so twisted?
God bring them home safely
From a tour of great sorrow
Wait not another day
We’ve witnessed tomorrow
The continual bloodshed
Crying mothers in black
That last kiss goodbye
They can never take back
It’s an endless futile course
Not full of old glory
We are being shamed
For this tragic story
As in Vietnam
We suffered similar gains
We gave no real honor
Just listed their names
Crippled or dead
In a losing war
I bow my head
I ask, what for?
Freedom you say?
By who’s definition?
For each individual
It’s a private transition
Liberty is not just
A physical thing
That’s why the caged bird
Continues to sing
Who are we to decide
For every human being?
The Truth is quite evident
For believing is seeing.
Ciera S. Louise 01/07/06