had they
known
how
leaders
had lied
to bolster
the profit
margins
of
international
corporations
would they
have gone
into battle
under the banner
of halliburton
or
any anonymous
mercenary
swearing
the cause
is
freedom
freedom indeed
to
fight
and
die for
the rights
of an armani suit
clad businessman
to
have
a grey goose martini
served
in a crystal glass
with
the
mandatory
imported olive
yeah..they wouldn’t have..it’s sad when you discover afterwards that you risked your life for shadow figures ..ugh..
Sacrificing life for mercenary minded is sad.
Sadly, I met a young man who fought in Iraq, one arm missing later and angry to the core of his soul – he found this out at a great cost.
Well done, Charles.
Wrong orders should never be obeyed. Every order given from within a hierarchical structure is wrong. Every hierarchy teaches you not to think. KNOWledge is revolutionary…
On our national days they should hoist an Armani suit up every flagpole and see who will still salute it.
A powerful and piercing poem once again!
Nicely done! Though it’s worth it to note that it isn’t just righteous anger that many feel for the oft-scoffed 1%, it is envy…we resent dying for some rich man’s Porsche, but how many of us would be willing to admit that we would die for a chance to have our own?
Oooo, deliciously cutting!
my sentiments exactly.