I'm sitting in a coffee house,
an outcast from my home.
I brought pen and paper,
and I'll let my mind now roam.

In walk two young men with a ….
third man, still young …but older.
The third man is dressed in camouflage;
he is a U.S. Army soldier.
They sit not far from me, where I …
can hear much of what they say.
The soldier is pitching that, for a bright future,
the Army is the Way ….
to go.

The words PAY, BENEFITS, and RETIREMENT,
and TRAVEL I do hear,
but what I don't hear are the words:
WAR, KILLING, DEATH, and FEAR.
[Well sure not all soldiers got involved directly ….
with fighting for a living.
And I know, for many people, military service …..
is considered patriotic giving.]

{I think now they're discussing paintball wars,
practice for wars more real.
Damn it! If God were such a great leader,
why couldn't PEACE, not war, …..
be the Daily Deal? }

(June 26,2013)

Bri Edwards

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