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The hero |
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by bilmee
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26 Jan 2004
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'Dave died a hero,' the mother said,
And then put the letter down she'd read.
‘The Colonel writes so nicely.' |
her sorrowful voice broke
and choked. As She stared into the empty space beside her.
‘I am so proud of my brave soldier son.' Then looked down.
Quietly the officer walked out.
“I did my job, told the poor Lady some lies
That will help her thru the nightâ€,
While he coughed and mumbled, for a moment her eyes
Had shone with pride for her son so brave protecting the Homeland.
LIES,
He thought how 'Dave', incompetent, useless idiot,
Had panicked in that alley while clearing the way
For that Halliburton oil truck, 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 woman. |
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