--***reality of War***---

When Fathers bury their sons Illegal to drink but able to carry the guns Prays pursuing targets with fears of being late American families risk faith, for oil and foolish leadership sake Welcome to War When tears and bullets collide Before the souls of weary hearts had a chance to confide When training and skill go to waste And the luck of a four - leaf clovers are embraced Welcome to War When soldiers replace the sins of forged leaders And are overlooked by the everyday readers Buried in grains of sand Drowned within ink of the misinformed writers hand Welcome to War Everyday forced to raise their flags in the sky Inevitable thoughts of being their blankets if they die When loneliness’ feels the appetite stars ease the soul at night Welcome to War Tears of joy to tell the family they’re finally done with the senseless roam Champaign and war songs of men & women on the plane home Arriving to a ruthless economy with no jobs receiving debt Look to the stars for ease as the veterans wept Welcome to War……………Again