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The Headless Warrior The creation of a civil war and a people that is not set free Is like the blind leading the blind And the person at the helm cannot see That he has no vision and is so unkind Can a person fight with hands and feet When there is no stability and no head The locomotion has no rhythm and no beat And the person being led might as well be dead The computer is the head which holds the brain This is the engine of the soul Thoughts of the past, present and future drives this person insane And the work he has to do is wrapped up in this one enigmatic role Nevertheless, like a freight train with no brakes and going downhill He moves along at breakneck speed And the people think that he must be very ill This burden of thousands of lost lives in Iraq is such a terrible deed Even without a head, it is necessary to change course in midstream He holds steadfast, through thick and thin, no clear vision And advice cannot be given to a headstrong person who does not listen to his team This shows a great deal of anger and failure to make the right decision The person who makes the move and pulls the string Sometimes cannot be seen, but his action is felt far and wide And the people at home, wait nervously for the phone to ring Telling of the bad news, its just oil;that they have been taken for a ride Missing limbs, dead sons,daughters,husbands and wives Vietnam is revisited, and the living families, Are left behind out of step and out of groove, Forever out of touch with the headless warrior. William Morrissey 4/12/07
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