The Why of War

If I take away war I have to give the people something else to fight for A warrior's welcoming never lasts long. So the story I am telling using prose and poetry has to be the right mix to satisfy humanity's itch without devaluing the question being asked You don't realize that we fight harder to destroy a country than saving it. Spend more time planning an invasion than emptying our prisons. Show me why you fight and it tells me what you love has been the mode of operandi But what I have been shown by America has me asking what am I fighting for? T.S. *Disclaimer: America is an amazing place to live and fight for, but it's patriotic fervor is a bit misplaced. Everytime a spear is thrown some poor bastard must go and retrieve it thinking, "Is the lion really dead?" An amazing amount of stress goes along with fighting unseen enemies. Realize, when you thank a Soldier, he or she says, ""Thank you," while remaining silent on plenty of other issues. Some may argue that the lion deserved to die, and however true that statement may or not be, it was the same statement that started Kaepernick taking a knee.