He wishes you'd understand
Why he did what he did
Joining the military
Going to war
He wishes that you'd support him
Instead of protesting
He wishes you wouldn't tell him
He's going to hell because
He lost his leg in the war
Because even if he could get
His leg back, brand new
He'd go back
And do it all again
He wishes you could see
All those people in Iraq
Throwing parties
Telling him they're glad he came
He wishes you could see
The smiles of the children
The soccer games they play
With all his battle buddies
He wanted to help them
He wishes you'd understand
Author notes
this is a poem about my brother. recently some woman told him he's going to hell because he went to war and lost a leg.
I fully support our troops and if you like this poem you may want to read What Goes Thru Your Mind parts 1 and 2 and River of Mortal Red.
A contest entry
- 10 Trophies or Less!!! by Laura Lamarca.
650 points, ended June 27, 2007, 23 entries
Honorable mention
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - PROMPTS! PROMPTS! MILITARY! PATRIOTIC! PRE-WRITES ALLOWED. by Beautiful-N-Broken.
700 points, ended October 11, 2007, 17 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Soldier Side by Hypocritical Oath.
600 points, ended November 7, 2007, 7 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest - Soldiers by Broken Vow.
875 points, ended November 26, 2008, 19 entries
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
Please tell me what you think
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wow. so sad but so much strength by your brother. i truely honour your brother. no one should be judged like that, especially him. great tribute to your brother. good luck in my contest! thank you!
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Your brother is a brave man who does not deserve to be judged like that. Congrats on the silver.
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thank you so much!
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Great Stuff!
Thank you! So many people have had a go at me for this contest, or misunderstood what I wanted. This is exactly what I wanted! Top marks, and good luck! I love this piece!
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thank you much!
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Great write! Good luck in the contest!
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WOW!!! this is really great! i can totally relate.
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This is a really good poem, it sorta reminds me of the "Wake me up when September ends" music video.
Why doesn't that woman understand that he went to war, and lost his leg, for his country?
I understand completely what happened, it's so sad that some people are just stupid like that, protesting when people are risking their lives at war, for them.
In my opinion war has noble, yet needless, sacrifices.
Great write, and good luck in the contest.
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Agreed
"In my opinion war has noble, yet needless, sacrifices.
Great write, and good luck in the contest." War is indeed a necessary evil in this world.
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People are stupid... I hate the war protesters...the stupid phelps people. Thank GOD for the patriot gaurd!
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That women needs to be thrown into a pit of war and see what its like...stupid...Grrr...THAT WAS VERY MEAN OF HER!!!!
lol. Great poem though. You presented the message well and it flowed very nicely. Great job! And keep writing.
Cynn
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thanks cynn!
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important message here
I have often felt that our soldiers serve a wonderful country, but deserved better leaders; war requires noble sacrifices but it is not a good thing. Mankind must learn to solve problems in better ways. People often confuse the bravery of the soldier with the wisdom of the cause, they are not the same so good for you to uphold the soldier. A well written poem here an important message, so very well told...PK
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Agreed, again!
"eople often confuse the bravery of the soldier with the wisdom of the cause" these soldiers are fighting their best and giving their everything at the risk of losing their life for us, for the world. Yet people shun them because they don't agree. Don't agree with the war, that's fine. But don't have a go at our soldiers, they're just doing their job.
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