The Hero
Klaco | 09.03.2003 21:59
'Dave died a hero,' the mother said,
And put the letter down she'd read.
‘The Colonel writes so nicely.' her sorry voice broke
To a choke. As She stared into the empty space beside her.
‘I am so proud of my brave son.' Then looked down.
The Hero
Quietly the military men walked out.
“We told the poor old bag some lies
That will help till the end when she dies”,
Cause while he coughed and mumbled, her eyes
Had shone with pride for her Patriot son
So brave protecting the Homeland, her son.
LIES, LIES, DAMN LIES!!!
He thought how 'Dave', incompetent, useless idiot,
Had panicked in that alley that night the bomb
Blew up in Baghdad; how he'd been trying
To get sent home, and how, at last, he did, in a body bag
Blown to bits. And no one really cared
Except that lonely old woman.
“We told the poor old bag some lies
That will help till the end when she dies”,
Cause while he coughed and mumbled, her eyes
Had shone with pride for her Patriot son
So brave protecting the Homeland, her son.
LIES, LIES, DAMN LIES!!!
He thought how 'Dave', incompetent, useless idiot,
Had panicked in that alley that night the bomb
Blew up in Baghdad; how he'd been trying
To get sent home, and how, at last, he did, in a body bag
Blown to bits. And no one really cared
Except that lonely old woman.
Klaco
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