Trained To Be a Soldier

In a lifetime of confusion

I am supposed to try to make sense

Of all this senseless indecision

That seems to be at my expense.

Protector of the children, killer of men,

What happens when this war is over

What will you do with me then?

Trained to be a soldier

And never let you die

Trained to fight for reasons

That I don’t understand why

Taught to live a different life

Trained to be a soldier.

Why should I die for your strife

That I did not cause?

Why should I risk my life

So you can get applause?

You sit back all safe and sound

Playing politics and greed

While I’m left sleeping on the ground.

Trained to be a soldier

And never let you die

Trained to fight for reasons

That I don’t understand why

Trained to be a soldier

So you don't have to die.

Why?

Why?

Why?

[A/n: Since 1800, over 37 million people have died actively fighting in wars, though civilian totals are much higher when one factors in disease and starvation.

Post-9/11 Conflicts: Direct violence in Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, Yemen, and Pakistan has killed between 4.5 and 4.7 million people (indirectly and directly).

Every person who dedicated themselves to going to war will say that each one was a war that had to happen. Right!!!! Easy to say if it is not you going to war.]

Till next time,

Calvin