Vince Suzadail Jr. Poet Quatrain

Heroes

Where have all the heroes gone
In this nation facing war
Do you have faith in government now
You reap what you sew, no more.

A mother waits for the return of her son
A father is waiting for the war to be done
A son is praying for his Dad to come back
A daughter cries out, the night seems so black

Tension keeps mounting, tears have been shed
While Washington routinely tallies the dead
Where are the heroes, do they exist any more
Are the heroes the ones' protesting the war

I would die for my country and I would die proud
But over this war hangs a horrible shroud
We hear empty promises from our president's tongue
We're not saving the world, we are killing our young

There is only one fact that should not be refuted
When terrorists are caught, they need to be executed
If we don't follow it through, we can't protect our land
As death is the only answer they understand

Please don't tell us this is a necessary war
Repeating Vietnam, we've heard it all before
Tell us now as this war rages on
Where have all the heroes gone?

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Michael E. Harris February 17, 2018 at 9:04 PM . It creates a feeling of sadness and hoplessness uncertainty quite the message.

Marc Acrich February 17, 2018 at 2:19 PM I love it I write long poems about this size And idiot comment I look for comanalty And we have it Maybe this is a personal issue for you perhaps you know a soildet I have poem called an amerrican soilder I would dig it if you read it And while you are at it. Read all 150 of them Kidding