Was It Worth It

Was It Worth It? Where did it go? I knew so many that had the passion Protests against government abuse Refusing to live without questions Why do men have to die in a war to conquer others? Guns, bullets and death for an extra acre of land All coming from the desire of one man A man who plays God Sending the young to fight for him Dying for him in fields a half a world away Did he have a choice whether to fight or not? Why did the government send him that piece of paper? Who decided that he was the one to go? Did he even know that Vietnam was a country? He left right after school Never able to find out about life or love Now, his blood stains a small patch of land Worthless land on the edge of a rice paddy What did the man in Washington gain from his death? Did he even know the young man died? He doesn’t care He got his small piece of land The five inches where the boy died Was it worth it? Was it worth a young man losing his life? Ask the man in Washington Ask the government the people elected Ask the family who buried their son on a Tuesday Everyone should ask of every young man killed to fight a war Was it worth it?