Why should 'you' care? <br /> <br />Uniforms were adorned, <br />To ensure your way of life and peace enjoyed... <br />A longevity. <br />While you slept peacefully at night, <br />Feeling safe in a serenity sacrificed... <br />By those who spent their lives fighting, <br />On battlefields. <br />Protecting 'your' entitlements to rights. <br />You did not earn. <br />But expected. <br />And yearned as you dreamt, <br />Of a lush life lived. <br /> <br />Why should 'you' care? <br /> <br />Everywhere your arrogance is on display. <br />You show disrespect to those who fought... <br />And have returned back home to stay. <br />Soldiers who should be embraced... <br />Look into faces reflecting disgrace. <br />Offering nothing but homelessness and hunger, <br />As a replacement for their bravery. <br /> <br />Why should 'you' care? <br /> <br />No blood that flowed or dripped, <br />Came from one wound belonging to you to reminisce. <br />Not one nightmare relived in anguish, <br />Comes to you to revisit. <br />And while you decide to dine out or shop... <br />Thousands are living in nonstop agony. <br />Because of you and your selfish whims! <br /> <br />Not only should you care. <br />You should be made to feel the pain, <br />Of a true patriot. <br />One who has done more for less. <br />To enable you to invest in self righteousness! <br />Deluded and fantasized.<br /><br />Lawrence S. Pertillar<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/why-should-you-care-2/
