The Unnecessary War

A Poem by Shawn Nagar

Here I am
On this ship of hell
Loaded with death seeking ammunition
Now, I only have my soul to sell
To the devil, but that was my decision

Here I am
Heading to end
The lives of many
I don't have a single friend
What is a life worth to me but a penny

Here I am
The battle flames
Our within my sight
What are we but pawns in these sick games
But pawns just existing to fight

Here I am
Living among the dead and decaying
The noise is so high
I can't even hear what I'm saying
But all I can do to survive is try

Here I am
Running for my life
Amidst the guns,bullets and blood
Thinking of my family, my wife
As I dodge bullets in the mud

The sky is black as ever
As though the devil has taken control
But to give up, either side shall never
And thus grows this eternal black hole

It rains for days
As though god is weeping
The jungle acts like such a maze
Where we never see the danger creeping

Our tanks have formed an iron wall
While Our planes our bombing the hell out of the enemy
Here we stand strong and tall
While our nation commits the biggest felony

Here I am
Sliting the throat of my advisory
Ever so brave
Making me think is this really necessary
Will he ever get a grave

Here I am
Heading back
Wondering how many lives I've taken with this gun
I've lost all track
Thinking if my father shall ever be proud of his son.

© 2011 Shawn Nagar

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Ami N.

Wow. What a deep and powerful poem about the truths war. Amazing! Great rhythm and rhyme.

Just to point out, I caught several spelling/grammar mistakes that I think, if fixed, would make the poem better:
- First stanza: I think there should be a "," or "-" after "devil"
- Second stanza: wotht -> worth
- Third stanza: Our -> Are
- Fifth stanza: space after "guns,"
- Sixth stanza: I think "either side shall never" would sound better if it is reworded as "neither side shall ever"
- Tenth [last] stanza: I'm not so sure about this one..but should it be "his gun" or "this gun"?

Besides these few mistakes, this poem was truly amazing. Especially the line "wondering how many lives I've taken with [t]his gun." So deep and powerful. :) Great write!