By: Cedric McClester


How many Memorial Days
Will we need
If the hawks among us
Once more succeed
In getting us to commit
More troops on the ground
In places like Iraq
When that judgment isn’t sound

Why do some among us
Consider the president weak
Because of the diplomatic methods
That he often seeks
See it’s not about us turning
The other cheek
And it’s not about us
Being a tad too meek

Haven’t we learned anything
From our past mistakes
Like fastening our seatbelts
For heaven’s sakes
Or avoiding a crash
By applying the brakes
Caution used wisely
Might be all it takes

Where are the weapons
Of mass destruction
That Bush talked about
Still under construction
Is the world much safer
With Saddam gone
Or have present conditions
Proven him wrong







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