Mama I hope this letter finds you… <br />?In the very best of health.? <br />There ain't much good out here I do… <br />?And even less I've felt?? <br /> <br />But I've have learned a lot of truth? <br />And I've tightened up my belt <br />?Shot folks here till my hands are blue? <br />Got a medal from the President. <br /> <br />??There's too many friends I've seen die <br />?They say that makes me a man <br />?I saw a guy who lost both legs cry <br />?Just for tryin' to lend a hand.?? <br /> <br />Y' know mama I keep wondering why? <br />We kill them to make them understand <br />?That America goes to war to destroy…? <br />So peace reigns 'cross every land.?? <br /> <br />Today we bombed another town? <br />Burned it right down to the dust <br />?A few little children just stood around? <br />Too stunned to cry or fuss?? <br /> <br />But our orders are to move on down? <br />So they can't keep a track of us ? <br />Part of me I lost… i hadn't even found? <br />And only dying squares it up.<br /><br />Little Eagle McGowan<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/soldier-s-suicide-note-2/
