Anthem

How loud the anthem played with soldiers on parade off to some foreign land helping a new nation take a stand. Wars lag on easily forgotten by the throngs Men and women come home unannounced without songs. Peace remains aloof and the battle cries lie in the proof that greedy needs of the powerful and rich took us in with their loudest pitch. Democracy indeed should be for all but the men and women still fall beneath the war cry bombing foreign lands would that peace soon be at hand. Let the anthem be played again for brave women and young men bring them home to family and love send back the olive branch with the dove.