I read the classified today, looking for a bargain <br />All I found was a misleading ad for Cheney <br />It was a call to adventure, and free life insurance, <br />But I am too old to die for nothing special, at least <br />That is what the ad said to me, a disabled vet, <br />One who no longer believes the myths we were sold. <br />It has to do with rank and privilege, moral amnesty, <br />Going blind for fame and promotion, tunnel vision, <br />Pensions for prevarication, presumptively promised, <br />Passively delivered like a B-52 napalm payload. <br /> <br />Back when the draft card was spurned and burned, <br />Citizens soldiers hated their work and loved their country. <br />Volunteer mercenaries believe in power ball, <br />Lotteries for life in exchange for short, sure winnings. <br />Living becomes a dice roll, payoffs for profits <br />Most never get in a scratch ticket bar room gamble, <br />Addicted to a false promise that death delivers <br />We spend our tax refunds to fill up our SUVz <br />Head back home and watch X-rated DVDz <br />Killing is not an amateur affair, <br />The green back says it all, “In God We Trust”<br /><br />Alan Bender<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/classified-no-secret/
