A civil soldier sat on the ground
Once a success in the town
Having a respectable look
Favorite protagonist in any author’s storytelling book
Today showing wear and tear
Despite feeling he was prepared
To face an emotional scare
From angry young adult boys
Political toys
Showing might and no expression of joy
Then seeing a small figure walking a mile
It was a child
Long attached from a mother’s womb
Surviving this conflict tomb
Kicking a can
Towards the weary man
Who clapped like a fan
Cheering in an empty sporting stand
“Good job lad
Not bad
Performing the duties, you had”
He smiled no longer mad
Getting a youthful energy shock
Reminded time to protect his home block
Arising from his rest
He welcomed the innocent guest
“I do not want to be a pest
But this war is a mess
Why does not the enemy just confess
And admit they failed the test
Go home they should
Examine what is under their mental hood
And they will realize it is they who are not good”
It was then
The one whose job was to defend
Gave an honor salute
For words as powerful then the gun he uses to shoot
“That was nicely said
About what is in the antagonist’s head
Do you want to say anything more
Concerning this pathetic war?”
“Sir, let us cleanse the blood off our hands
And take a stand
Without complain
And wash their brain
Make them believe in Ukraine
When riding home alone on their packed military train
We are not being a fool
Wearing yellow and blue
Colors of God’s beautiful day
Which I must say
Is the way
The world must stay”
About the Creator
Marc OBrien
Barry University graduate Marc O'Brien has returned to Florida after a 17 year author residency in Las Vegas. He will continue using fiction as a way to distribute information. Books include "The Final Fence: Sophomores In The Saddle"
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