War don’t mean nothing
war don’t mean nothing
war don’t mean nothing to men like you
war is everything to boys like me
men like you don’t know how to shoot
boys like me are forced to
men like you can enjoy a steak dinner
boys like me are lucky to eat
men like you don’t know how to kill
boys like me are forced to
men like you sleep softly every night
boys like me stay awake from the nightmares
men like you have never had to smell a corpse
boys like me will never forget the stench
men like you have never had a friend die
boys like me have ran out of fingers to count on
all I ask
and all I beg
of any government or president or prime minister or dictator or whoever
is to please reconsider
before you go to war with another man like you
because I don’t wanna kill
another boy like me
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Impactful. The desperation of the begging complements the men vs. boys conflict perfectly. You really nailed it with this.
Well-done and effecting piece!
Powerful statement about war, those who declare it and those who actually fight.