Youth

Youth is wasted on the young The saying, of course you know Never more true these words When to war, they are told to go All youth, we do send? Please, do not be so daf' Those with means and money Theirs stay home, and laugh Fight for flag and country Honor, on you we …

Order

Dutiful soldiers Line up to fight To protect an order For which they have no say

Courage

The boy looks up at the man He sees it, feels it He cannot spell the word He doesn't even know what it means But he hopes when he becomes a man He will show it at the right time Like the man is right now When it matters most Courage

Knowledge

Knowledge shared Dispensed from a thimble From he who is obviously smarter than the mere peons And ants Both of which he crushes under foot

Climb

You climb ever higher One step in front of the other Yet all around People do not see you They see a slithering snake

Whispers

They once spoke in whispers Scampering to the darkness Whenever a certain someone was near Now in full throat they scream Demanding a moment in the light Knowing that someone is gone They are the feeble and the weak Yesterday, today and tomorrow

Trip

Sometimes, those places that are so close Might as well be a million miles away At other times, those spots way over there Seem so near, almost touchable A second, a minute, an hour, a day How long will the next trip take?

Darkness

A tear is shed in one room A deep sigh is heard in another A voice on the television babbles on Darkness is descending Its grip getting ever tighter And another cry for help is heard

Look

We look at the pretty people Imagine being part of their perfect universe Watch them amid the flashing of lights Dream of maybe becoming one If only our pain would disappear But it doesn't Ever