Genre: Rhyme, Political, War, Society
Wounded Warriors
by Deborah Johnson
When the young and innocent sign up to defend freedom with pride,
Knowing the possible sacrifice causing fearful questions deep inside.
Yet still defending freedom without regard to cost,
Against those enemies filled with evil, killing the weak and lost.
Narcissists doing whatever it takes from high in their ivory tower,
Evil spirits enjoying the battle, using pain and suffering to gain power.
Onward go the soldiers who stand for justice, and equal rights for all.
Fighting a war of flesh and blood, Standing up for the weak and small,
Generation after generation, father, mother, daughter, and son
Serve sacrificially and give of their life, their service in this life is done.
Thousands of others come home wounded, some more severely spoken.
Warriors coming home with severed limbs, hearts and minds wounded and broken.
Experiencing travesties no one should see…
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