Wednesday, November 17, 2004

Right or Left?

Right or Left? No middle of the road here
Say your piece and let people judge all
that you hold dear
Boy, if I say I hate war someone tells me
that the boys are dying and I'm the reason
Everybody seems quick to jump to conclusions
but no one has a quick solution this season.

War mongers shout their spiels without remorse
There are people who profit from humanities
woes and suffering - they need the war to play
it's course.
America is proud of it's soldiers...whether we be
right or left or middle of the road
They fight for us, they die for us, they are the
best of us and carry a heavy load.

So people on the right may throw as many
poisonous barbs as they might
I learned a long time ago that the person who
yelled or screamed the loudest was not
the person in the right
So many mixtures, so much emotion...sometimes
the reasons themselves are lost
It's an old man's war, with an older cause
sending off our young at such a cost.

So the next politician who steps up on the box
should be made to tell the truth not lies
Maybe a serum can be made - that anyone
entering political life would take
Guaranteeing that what was said was not fake.
Oh, what a wonderful world we could then make!

 

 

 

 

 

5 comments:

Anonymous said...

I agree so much with your words. Let's make a truth serum and make it a requirement for all politicians to take. Lovely words. Enjoyed my visit with you. Feel free to drop in on my journal Spencers Place. Nothing but poetry.
http://journals.aol.com/yeolecontractor/SpencersPlace/archive/2004/09
Be blessed
Spencer

Anonymous said...

Two thumbs up for this one, too. When did the middle of the road become perceived as a bad place?
-Paul
http://journals.aol.ca/plittle/AuroraWalkingVacation/

Anonymous said...

A very good poem!  I agree that all sides of American life and politics love and support our troops.  While a truth serum might go well on the national scale, it could likely wreak havoc in international diplomacy.  LOL  - Barbara
http://journals.aol.com/bhbner2him/LifeFaithinCaneyhead/
P.S. - Here via CarnivAOL!

Anonymous said...

Great poem, Sandy... and considering the presidential hopefuls will start stomping for our votes soon... very timely...

be well,
Dawn

Anonymous said...

Very good and thought provoking. De