He was taught to spare no compassion

For he has been called to a distant place

Vanished without a trace

 

This boy was thrust into the machine 

Such is the fate of a desperate teen

With rifle in hand; bible in heart

His innocence was slowly torn apart

 

This boy was no longer an individual 

His identity was unknown; political

As his face grew cold and his memories grew old

He saw the final glimpse of morality fold

 

This boy was trapped in a world of blood and dirt

The bodies of those he loved clung lifelessly to his torn shirt

All he could see was red

Laughter and joy were only achieved by the dead

 

This man was beaten and lead astray

Nothing could stop his eternal decay

The very thought of love made him cry

He knew that for his country he must die

 

This man was left in the land of the dead

For he had nothing left to give; his God had fled

The faces of those he had killed haunted his dreams;

How did he let himself fall into the blind men's schemes?

 

Why are the men who plan never the men who land?

Why are the men who speak never the men who stand?

Why are the men who convene never the men who attack?

Why are the men who comfortably critique never the men who carry the injured on their back?

 

Why are the men who fight never the men who are honoured?

Why are the men who die never the men who wear the heavenly armour?

Why are the men who fall never the men who are remembered?

Why are the men who are lost never the men who are treasured?

 

This man returned to his ancient residence

His mind warped due continual pestilence

Tears and an embrace marked his arrival

Ultimately, he did not care for survival

 

This man was not called a hero

He regretted the thought of tomorrow

There was no medal around his neck

There was no monthly check

 

This man was completely invisible

Yet those who fail to see him made his life miserable

One night he decided the world no longer needed to carry his weight

Without the man who sits in the house of white he would have had a much different fate