The Confederate Boy

The Confederate Boy He never did anything to you You don’t even know his name Nor do you care to He never owned a slave All he did was fight for his country He was just thirteen when they took him Barely old enough to shave But he fought, and he most likely died For the freedom of his people And the liberty of his home Still after so much time The young boy is hated and cursed By people who never knew him Or his story But he is still a hero Someone who believed in his land Someone who is willing to die defending it And today that is so rare He should be a lesson to us all Instead of being a labeled a criminal