War how can it be justified <br />Think of all the babies that have cried <br />As they witness their parents death <br />Choking on tears, robbing them of breath. <br /> <br />War is not brave or constructive <br />Only desperate and destructive <br />Imagine shooting someone’s son <br />To me that does not seem much like fun. <br /> <br />Soldiers march to the lion’s den <br />They leave as young boys and come back men <br />They don’t know what they’re fighting for <br />Is it for oil in the desert’s core? <br /> <br />Trying to save democracy <br />Go on, believe the hypocrisy <br />But when your shot and flown back home <br />Just wait and see how much care you’re shown. <br /> <br />You’ll probably be left for dead <br />Wounded within your hospital bed <br />Feeling broken, betrayed and cheap <br />Another soldier on the scrap heap.<br /><br />J.A McManus<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/scrap-heap/
