Lost prayers..

Once I prayed for dying men of war, once I prayed for the dying of starvation and once I prayed for people being killed become of religion. Dead people don't complain no-more.

Lost prayers..

Once careless man sought peace in war. He didn't learn peace. He learn the law of the gun, the law of the hate,

the law of the death whispers.

In Bosnia, little babies murdered, mama murdered because of their religion. Me and my soldiers found 24 women and children in a river, we  prayed for them and I asked the night sky. Where is God?

In Death Valley. Many men were in pieces. No first aide could save them. Us soldiers, held strangers speaking different languages and we gave them the morphine. I went through the dead soldiers pockets. I found photos of their family. I prayed to the sun. Please send these men to a better place. F*****g war. Killed the best of us.

I volunteered for Africa. Me and my soldiers had to gather dead people on the road and in the cities. We dug a large pit and we dropped the children, women and men into a large pits. We burn the bodies. If we didn't. They would create sickness. They had no I.D and all we could do. Us soldiers, we  prayed for them. I learn. Starvation is a hell-bound way to die.

Today I asked myself. Did our prayers have purpose? I am a old man now. My time in the military made me kinder. I learn my life wasn't so hard.  Now I have five beautiful grandchildren and I know.

We must pray for the people, who cannot. I hope God is listening. I don't blame God. God gave us free-will and what did we do? We are trying to kill everything kind and sweet in our world.

I am a old soldier now and I can tell you. You and me. We are the same. We want a safe place for our children and we want peace. I don't want my grandchildren dying for old men hate.

Today I pray to the Clinton River. Please teach our leaders. Wars killed everything that is beautiful.

Coyote crying.

Author's Note

Thank you for reading.

Reviews

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Your military service has well qualified you to write and speak out about the atrocities that war and men inflict on their fellow humans. You have seen the worst of man and it has made you realise just how futile war is and how stupid we humans can be to each other.

Many of us are lucky to have lived lives in relative peace but many still suffer in places around the world. If there is a God at all, I sure hope he hears your prayers. Governments, leaders and we the people ourselves really need to become wiser and more accountable for the choices we make. There is too much needless suffering in the world and it needs to end, or at the least, be minimised.

I always appreciate your writes for their honesty, wisdom and their attempts to educate us to be better people. I am glad you have found your peace in the world. Fine writing.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Doodley. I will be never be right and I have learn. Every new day is a blessing.

[softlyfall]

This is such an excellent review

[Toni.S]

Wow, what an eye-opener to war. For those who have never experienced war, this poem gives just a glimpse of what a soldier must endure. Then they are expected to sleep at night: very nice work, Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Toni. I have written often. No winner in war. I appreciate the comment.

[Elaine]

coyote, you write with experience, feeling and heartfelt inquiry of the big and unanswerable questions. I appreciate how you tackle them and bring the reader much to ponder or relate and validate. Thank you for your honest and creative expression of these things. I am pulled into your writings in many ways even if I haven't fully lived out some of what you have.

[Coyote Poetry]

My father fought in the Vietnam war and the Korean war. He was never right. I met many Vietnam vets and they would tell you. They wished, they stayed home. Dear Elaine. You and me know. No-one wins in war except the war contractors. Thank you for reading and the comment. I do appreciate.

[AYVID N]

I am with you totally in your prayers. We want a safe haven for our children. The old bigots can die and go to hell. I believe prayers work, prayers are never lost. So don't stop praying sir. Something goid will come from it. Faith moves mountains.
Kudos on this write!

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Divya. I agree. We must pray and we must stand as one.

[AYVID N]

We surely shall. Have a great day,

[light and ashes]

I feel that you are a man of deep regret, Coyote.
War is ugly, I know, even beyond my comprehension. People are ugly. The world is ugly.
I agree with you. It tries to kill anything sweet and beautiful.
This world, it doesn't belong to the good. It belongs to the evil.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right my dear friend. I am trying to make the world better. When I was young. We had the Vietnam body counts and today. We have Ukraine. What did we leave for our children? Thank you for reading and the comment.

[light and ashes]

You can only do so much, dear Coyote.
None of us are miracle workers.

[W. Barrett Munn]

your words are always so gut wrenchingly powerful and honest. thanks for sharing

winston

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you Winston. Election for the USA today. I pray for good change. I appreciate the comment.

[John the Baptist]

Even with all of the polarzation and ill will manifesting in this country now, few of us realize how good we have it when compared to the unfortunate people in other parts of the world. I was in a reserve unit that was thankfully never called up, sparing me such scenes as you have described here. For some reason, humanity continues to pursue these activities.

[Coyote Poetry]

You are right my friend. Men seek to create violence and the words, peace forgotten. Thank you for reading and the comment.

[Melinda McQueen]

A powerful write. I can't fathom the things you saw.
Thank you for serving.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear Melinda.

[softlyfall]

Coyote, we live in such different worlds. You have seen and done things that I can only imagine, possibly not even imagine, though my life was often perilous and difficult.
But we ARE the same-
"You and me. We are the same. We want a safe place for our children and we want peace."
I appreciate your courage and compassion in the relating of what you experienced. We are all better for the wisdom it offers, Coyote.

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear poet. We must learn. We are the same and we need a safe world for every child.

[Gee]

There is despair in your words at having been through and seen the horrors of war and watching as this cycle of nonsensical savagery continues.
You have done your shift Coyote, and more, enjoy the rest of your life enjoying your family.
Take care my friend

[Coyote Poetry]

Thank you dear friend. I will remind people. We had war yesterday and war is still alive in our world.

[Soren]

God bless you for your service, even more so for the horrors you have experienced to save someone else from the same. War is hell they say but then so is life at times. Young men go to war and when they grow old they become statesmen, that send more young men to war. You would think that they had learned. If we paid more attention to Sun Tzu we would know that the best way to win is not to fight at all. A powerful write.

[Coyote Poetry]

Sun Tzu words. I wished we listen to dear Soren. No-one wins in war. Thank you for reading and the comment.