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Dear Patriot

A soldier’s perspective

By John ColePublished 4 years ago 1 min read
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Dear Patriot
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I fight the government’s wars

Learned hate

I arrive on foreign shores

Hide your children

Barricade the doors

I fight the government’s wars

Told to hate

I follow that order

The government’s wars

I shoulder

Your culture will burn

My hate will churn

Why am I here

You won’t discern

I fight the government’s wars

You place your bombs

I’ll raid your village

Blindfolded and beaten

I will take your lives

Third world nation

You won’t survive

Ill equipped

For my might

Your land on fire

The soul of your country I desire

Praised for my combat

I will be rewarded

Forced democracy

You’ll be afforded

Civilians will thank me

For every atrocity

I fight the government’s wars

heartbreaksad poetry
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About the Creator

John Cole

My name is John Cole. I am a husband, father of 4, and a combat veteran. I served eight years in the Army with two tours in Iraq. I also run my own website at 33poetry.com check it out!

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