Real-Life Heroes and Popcorn Soldiers
I know I
have said this before but it never ceases to amaze me how, when terrible clips
of deaths and injuries suffered during the war in Afghanistan are shown on TV
News, some people - especially children and young people - instead of being
appalled, become excited, as if they were watching a war movie!
Oh, but
it’s a sad reflection on our times if we cannot get across to everyone how to
discriminate between fact and fiction.
REAL-LIFE
HEROES AND POPCORN SOLDIERS
Dust,
sand and blood
on his
boots;
dust,
sand and blood
on his
uniform;
blood,
sweat and tears
on his
face;
blood,
sweat and tears
in his
eyes;
only a
quiet heart kept
clean if
not safe;
as for more
of the same,
bags of
them
No dust,
sand or blood
on
designer shoes;
no dust,
sand or blood
on custom
tee shirts;
no blood,
sweat or tears
in high
places;
no blood,
sweat or tears
in eyes
glued to TV,
only the armchair
soldier
biting
popcorn bullets;
as for
more of the same,
bags of
them
Copyright
R. N. Taber, 2010
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