Kill Or Be Killed

Little boys wield soldiers' toys
      plastic rifles, guns and tanks
   Grown men with MK-47s
      join the soldiers' ranks

   It's kill or be killed
      when you're in harm's way
   Your side's cause is just
      ~ or so you pray
Copyright © | Year Posted 2023

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Bauer Avatar
October 24, 2023 at 4:19 PM
Well said, Gershon…
Wolf Avatar
October 24, 2023 at 8:24 PM
A sheynem dank, Ilene.
Flood Avatar
October 24, 2023 at 4:17 PM
Of course every soldier thinks (or hopes) their cause is just. But sometimes… just sometimes, it is beyond dispute. A timely write, GW. Terry
Wolf Avatar
October 24, 2023 at 8:21 PM
In the age of relativity, equity, inclusion, dumbing-down, anarchy, chaos, racism, fascism, and assorted other ills, I wonder if any cause could be labeled 'just, beyond dispute' -- except reparations for any and every formerly oppressed race on earth, of course. That includes left-handed redheads. lol. Tweedle-dee, I'm a Lefty
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