Sacrifice and blasphemy.
Remember the fallen. Their names are here: US Dept. of Veterans Affairs Nationwide Gravesite Locator. But how many more? Not one more death. Not one more dollar. Bring them home now! (Photo credit: Wikipedia)
Freedom
I will never forget freedom.
Just promise
Please promise
That you never forget me.
By Poet Dorene Oliver
Dedicated to missed friends.
Sacrifice and blasphemy
Sitting alone in a graveyard.
By a missed friend grave.
Traces of a good man.
Forgotten among the wildflowers.
I remained and I lost myself.
I’m tire.
I’m tame and sober.
Trying to remember my friend face.
I remember he love WWF.
I remember he loved Bud light.
I remember he loved his girls.
My spirit eroded.
Veterans comehome.
Broken in heart and spirit.
They are isolated and misread.
Veteran Hospitals.
Sparse in funds.
Sent soldiers home with prescriptions.
Strategy of War.
Leave shells of men.
Reflecting on deeds done.
Shameless Senators and House Representatives.
Give billions for guns and death.
Tarnish young men and woman.
Wallow in misery.
They will rise up.
Revive their hopes.
Hear voices of missed comrads.
You must go forward.
For friends who cannot go on.
My friend smile and laughter I remember.
He would tell me.
Get up dumb-ass.
You be alright.
Please remember the soldiers.
Over 150,000 soldier are standing tall
for us in dangerous locations.
Remember the Soldiers old and new.
Vote out these Senators and House representatives.
Who don’t support the Veterans of old and new wars..
Coyote
May 12, 2008
Your last lines are a critical reminder of what we must do.
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Today two school districts in Michigan couldn’t afford to open schools. Kids stayed home. 1.2 billions on police actions putting our men and woman in danger. Tax the old people and cut the V.A hospitals. These leaders need to be fired. The house of rep. get 1.2 billion to eat and sleep yearly. 2.3 million each. We need common sense. Old wise man said somewhere in time. “The kids are the wealth of a nation. We need to ensure they have opportunities.'” Thank you for the comment.
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You write a very good political poetry. I enjoyed.
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Real life break our heart. I went to two Soldiers lost in war kids graduation last year. Many pay the price for war. I try to keep alive good people who should not be forgotten. Thank you for the comment.
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If freedom is priceless and if life is considered of a greater value. Then shouldn’t their lives be considerably more valuable than freedom…
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So true.
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