Sniper

when I was a soldier,I killed a hundred men,
(women and children, I think maybe ten),
then one hot day as I lay in the sand,
a bullet caught me in the hand

so they discharged me with honour
and now I MAKE guns, which kill women 
and children their brothers and sons

and instead of a hand, I now have a claw,
and it takes all my time to open a door
Copyright © | Year Posted 2015

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January 31, 2015 at 7:36 AM
A touching story whose author is a great sniper for human soul .A short poem on morality that could be read by politicians,too.
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