Why do men go off to war? <br />What noble cause to save? <br />The call that men will rally for, <br />May call them to their grave. <br />What drives them on against the ease, <br />That complacent life can bring. <br />Called pride, or honor, or duty more, <br />Their unyielding course they cling. <br />Cast lots your life a gamblers spin, <br />Cast lots your life no more. <br />That destined fate you think you’ll win, <br />Life as it was before. <br />Men search, a quest to win respect, <br />The young men hear the call. <br />All other needs will man reject, <br />But for respect he will give up all. <br />To a woman love will drive her on, <br />That need like air to breath. <br />But for man respect is life itself, <br />And may cost him his life to achieve. <br /> <br />8/3/05<br /><br />Gary Bryson<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/for-respect/
