another cool bullet
to the head
a sudden death of
an American dream
the smart uniform
of a young officer
pressed and squared
sharp as a West Point salute
lay blood stained and crumpled
in a lifeless heap on a hospital room floor
the furious efforts of
heroic triage teams comes to naught
trust, respect and idealism
lie victim to an assassins whim
the dreams of another young patriot
prematurely commended to a cold grave
forevermore his body to moulder
returning to earths royal dust
an assassins work speaks
hard blatant truths
we somehow
refuse to hear
leave Afghanistan
to the Afghans
its time to exit
the ungodly places
that betray our dreams
and ****** our children
Music Selection
Tom Jones
Green Green Grass of Home
Oakland
3/1/12
jbm