Afghanistan Revisited
By smokejack
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Afghanistan Revisited
An 18 year old boy
Flew to Afghanistan last week
Along with his new found friends
I’m sure they are all scared
Despite being taught not to feel
The 18 year old boy chose to join up
Because the alternative was drugs
Or long term unemployment
Or imprisonment
Training in a jungle against no enemy
Is not the same as landing in a desert
Where the killers are silent
And people you’ll never get to meet
At least not in this world
There will be noise
And horror and screams
There will be blood
And death and fear
There will be bravado, body counts
And silence
Ashes to dust
If the 18 year old boy comes home alive
He will be set free from his torture
And fall into a life of
drugs
long term unemployment
or imprisonment.
©SJ2009
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Look on the bright side. At
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I join in that sentiment re:
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