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I’ve been considering defense In the context of the past tense In wars that we’ve waged Where our troops have been staged Who fought as though they had been caged They employed Violence of action Inflicted fatalities to the other faction All in the name Of the USA To keep us all safe today But I wonder Of those brave ghosts of the past If they could see the now And compare it to the last Would they like what they see? Could they justify their cost For us to be free? Would they feel honored at what we are? Or would they weep at how far we lowered the bar? Would they question the sacrifice they made? Would they regret the price that they paid? Or would they look at what we became And shake their head at our pitiful shame? Was it all worth it for this ungrateful crew? Who is unworthy of what they believe their due I would say not at all I would say not worth the fall I would say they have unmitigated gall To expect to be protected When they rejected The selflessness we reflected Is this what we fought for? This selfish, entitled bore? Who is simply rotten to the core I say they are not worth it EASN
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