S.O.S.

Don't be offended...it's an anti-war poem.

SUPPORT OUR TROOPS, it says,
Next to LOSE 20 POUNDS IN TWO WEEKS,
YOUR DAILY HOROSCOPES,
And JESSICA AND NICK GOT DIVORCED.
What colorful noose-ribbon magnets, made in China,
Perfect for us to flaunt ourselves, say,
Yes.  We’re patriotic.  We defend our country.
Do we hear your voices, screaming;
Do we see the blood striping your skin
Behind the thirteen bars of red and white?
No, Britney did it again, and OMG, look who’s pregnant.
Pick up a magnet, slap it on the SUV;
We’re too rich for the Army, but naturally,
We support it.  We say, go fight, go die,
Because you must feel proud to die for your country.
Ignore the flies in your wounds, the pus, the mangled limbs;
Ignore your mouths turning into a mess of gore.
Proud to be an American.  Go kill people you haven’t met.
Support the war, and reach for People Magazine.

Author's Note

Feedback, please! When I reread this I had trouble with the "we" and the "you." Can you tell them apart?