I Do Have a Dream

Upon a fragile thread Hangs the soldiers dream Of surviving another day On the battlefield of death While on the other side A young man straps on a bomb Saying goodbye to his mother With no fear of death He heads out to take his life, as well as, the lives of others In the name of his God Led blindly down the path of deception By perhaps the most famous man in the world Bin Laden believes so strongly in his faith That he will sacrifice any life necessary Any life but his own that is While hiding like a coward in the dark Nothing more than a rat Scurrying between caverns of nowhere Posting his video’s to prove That brave souls die for the glory of a coward Bin Laden has no personal belief in his own teachings His followers see him as a “Prophet of Allah” They proudly give their lives for him Believing in glory all the way to hell What meaning can be found in this? As my own son prepares to go to Afghanistan Not long after returning from Iraq Just a boy who has been thrust into the responsibility of killing So our dreams may come true I do have a dream I dream that hero’s will be honored Even those who are misled and suicidal For in their hearts they believe Strongly enough to give their lives I do have a dream I dream that cowards will die in their caves of refuge And be eaten by the rats with which they dwell I do have a dream I dream that one day all men will realize That through the “Blood of Christ” All dreams can be answered! For Carol's contest.