Good-bye my mother dear.
My country calls and I must go
Off to war to right a wrong upon our foe.
A life for a life – justice must be done
Our people are lying dead
With no graves in which to lay their head.
We invade their land and are justified.
We are right and they are wrong.
They are weak and we are strong.
We must protect our soil
With a preemptive strike.
Into their hearts we’ll create such a fright.
They are brutal killers
Who must be stopped at all cost.
No matter what the price nor what is lost
Good-bye my mother dear.
My country calls and I must go
Off to war to right a wrong upon our foe.
A life for a life – justice must be done.
Our people will be lying dead
With no graves in which to lay their head.
They invade our land so we are justified.
We are right and they are wrong.
They are weak and we are strong.
We must protect our soil
And stop this unjustified strike.
Into their hearts we’ll create such a fright.
They are brutal killers
Who must be stopped at all cost.
No matter what the price nor what is lost
Good-bye my mother dear
My grave called and I had to go
To die in war to right a wrong upon our foe.
Author notes
This poem is written from two perspectives.
Written June 15th, 2004
In a list
A contest entry
- the world to day by bubble.
305 points, ended June 15, 2004, 9 entries
Silver trophy winner
• next poem in this contest, remove from contest
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It's actually meant to be from the perspective of two different soldiers on each side of the war.
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I liked it a lot- a great poem showing society's thoughts as well as the soldier's fears, a great write. Keep up the excellent work and thanks for commenting on my poem
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Thanks. Glad you liked it. Thanks for the honor of the trophy (my first on this site) :-)
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hey there..yea when i first read this i was like...y did syou repeat it..and then i realized that it was two points of veiw..that it one very interseing way to write a poem...confusing at first but still really good. i like this. the uniqueness...(iono how to spell it)..helps ya kno.help how u see it. hm..i aint gont nothing more to say other than i ove it! good luck in the contest..
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