The First Day of Writemas!
on the first day of writemas my true love gave to me
a new poem by duncan mercredi!
Glorified soldier
Duncan Mercredi/2010
Are you a glorified soldier are you a glorified soldier
Taking orders from the man
Never trying to understand
Why you hold a gun in your hand
Are you a glorified soldier are you a glorified soldier
Aiming the gun at your fears
All those lies told thru the years
The bible commands shall not kill
And your heart believes it stll
Are you a glorified soldier are you a glorified soldier
Believing in a higher god
With power to do it all
Give you eternal bliss
Surrounded by beauty promised by
A man not willing to stand
Before his own kind
Yet willing to sacrifice someone else’s son
Hand him a bomb and a gun
Direct him to kingdom come
Are you a glorified soldier are you a glorified soldier
Do you dream of peace
Are your visions real
Are they full of hope
Did you cast the first stone
When you looked around
Ready to pull the pin
Did you stand alone
The word of your messiah
No longer seemed so true
Did your hand shake
Before you made the choice
That you had stepped over the line
It was your time
Are you a glorified soldier?
The Website Elves
Powerful words, troubling, thought-provoking, timely. Thank-you.
Duncan Mercredi’s poem brings to my mind this quote:
“God has no religion.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi.
I’m looking forward to the coming Days of Writemas. Brilliant idea.
Blessings to all at The Writers’ Collective,
Jocelyn