Before the War

little boy sittin at home
good little boy said his prayers all alone
just before he said amen
he thought to ask his question again
when is daddy commin home?
when is daddy commin home? amen
nobody, put him on their shoulder's anymore
he used to climb on daddies back
when he had'em on the floor
everything that daddies did
his daddy did and more
just to play with the son
he verily did adore
in his heart the little boy grew
the vicious fact that he could not ignore
that a home without a daddy
is the home of the poor
why can't God just end all wars
why can't daddies talk with other daddies
and try to end this war
why can't daddies come home 
and be what they was before
why can't daddies be what they
was before the war
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010


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Date: 5/1/2010 2:20:00 PM
Very emotive write about a serious topic(of war) that we wish was a thing of the past...Thanks for stopping by and commenting on my work..Sara
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Date: 4/27/2010 6:46:00 AM
John this is deep,If only daddies could remember that there are kids waiting at home there'll be no more war. . .touching,in need of a tishoo.May God bless all daddies,especially yours. . .Charma
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Date: 4/27/2010 5:57:00 AM
Oh so nice, I am wiping tears...My dad says if old men had to fight wars there would be no wars; they could talk it out. Such truth in your poem.
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Date: 4/25/2010 8:07:00 PM
thats so sad, when the child doesn't fully understand what these things mean. it always brings a tear to others. i don't understand the meaning why war continues to go on, it's like the world creates reasons to fight more.it's pointless.. a sad write. -Awlays&Forever Lynette
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Date: 4/25/2010 7:20:00 PM
I think daddies need to communicate and realize that war doesn't solve much. One ends and another seems to start somewhere in this world. God Bless Phyl
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Date: 4/24/2010 2:18:00 PM
i wrote this a long time ago.
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Date: 4/24/2010 11:09:00 AM
Your poem is very touching, John. I wish the "daddies" would communicate more and put an end to war, too. The families left behind suffer the most. Love, Carolyn
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