little soldier

[elsie]

i wrote this just before the last general election, i was a little angry ;D

LITTLE SOLDIER

only seventeen
not yet a man
yet there he goes
with gun in hand
goes to war
without knowing why
how would he feel
to find its all a lie
you sent him out
to fight your fight
and he believed
your black and white
you fed him lies
to keep control
a puppy dog
to a darker soul
now hes all alone
the noise so loud
a frightened boy
and an angry crowd
so the light goes dim
on this abandoned lamb
he went out a boy
he came back a man
and we all mourn
at the gaping hole
for the flag draped box
of your sacrificial soul
and now here you stand
a powerful force
with the same smug grin
and no remorse
you ask for me
to vote for you
that little soldier
wont let me do