Why is it those with least to lose
are first to give the most
To walk the fields of Arlington
with too many other ghosts
The generations rested there
sacrificed in all those wars
Do they still feel nobility
when its lacking in the cause
For what is war but posturing
sacrificing others sons
in the name of "threats to freedom"
where most blood shed, decides who's won
Then afterward come treaty's
bits of paper end the war
and I have to ask the question
what was all the killing for?
Aug 22, 2010
Aug 22, 2010 at 9:57 AM UTC
Why is it those with least to lose
are first to give the most
To walk the fields of Arlington
with too many other ghosts
The generations rested there
sacrificed in all those wars
Do they still feel nobility
when its lacking in the cause
For what is war but posturing
sacrificing others sons
in the name of "threats to freedom"
where most blood shed, decides who's won
Then afterward come treaty's
bits of paper end the war
and I have to ask the question
what was all the killing for?
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