according to all parents, their kids are too young for war,
but yet, they have to go to war to protect the ones they love,
then again the world we live in would be total uprooted
from what we know and love, if we had peace, like up above,
so a select few must go to war, when they are called upon,
to protect themselves, they carry gernades, bullets, and a gun,
not all of them come back in one piece, sometimes not at all,
you dont want to know what they've seen and done
Author notes
when i was in the military and was about to go to iraq my parents told me that it wasnt right that their "little girl" was going to iraq..
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Too true -
Parents often have troubles accepting that their children have grown up, and i can entirely understand them not wanting you to go to 'war' -
but, they can't live your life for you either; i wish you the best in your chosen career - and thanks for sharing this with us
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Wow a great piece, well written and truthful. A great write
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nice tak on the promt, i like how you use the picture and tell about protecting the ones they love, you know that I'm an army wife, and i thank god that mine has always came back in one piece thank you for sharing your feelings, this poem could use a little more stucture, other than that its good, good luck in the contest, and keep writing, -Amy
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It was simple and to the point, I like it
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Very good Laura. Its parents nature though not to want to see their kids in harms way. I really like the poem though. Good job
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i like the reality show in this, the humanity. I'm sure this happens often and you portrayed it well.
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