Topic: "No man has ever been hung for breaking the spirit of a law."
Grover Cleveland
Title: Ode for US
“I, Flesh of a nation, do solemnly swear, to uphold the law, whether just or unfair; Wrong or right, I vow to protect and fight, fore MY sovereign land IS MY heart... MY soul... MY hand!!!
We all have loved ones who we'd kill or die for,
Watch them suffer and assuredly we'd cry for,
Fore I'm more, a man, sure,
Only absolved of emotions,
Taught and not raised,
A slave with no chains,
A social experiment meant to bring forth change,
A ghost in the night, a blanket of death,
A light bringer, only flames egress breath,
Inhale oxygen – Exhale competence,
A leader I am, yet I follow a plan,
A man. A myth; a legend exists,
A protector whose praised for his devilish gifts.
You see;
I was born the same as most of you,
Hand smacked a cheek and screams ensued,
Only difference is, you were soothed by perky breasts,
While I was prepped for the diagnostics test,
Poked, probed and primed for provisions,
I'm not the first of my kind, just perfected precision.
As infants we're trained to run before crawl,
Educated in “arts and crafts” - Fisticuffs and sprawls,
Posses constructed gall, or die frail and young,
Develop lungs or succumb – Asphyxiated in the plunge,
Taught muscle tissue could wipe away all tears,
From the feeble people wrongfully considered our peers,
We sharpen wit with fists, equipped stainless,
The steel – Extension of the arm; the palm – Brainless,
No qualm with ending life because our lives, blameless,
We were molded until we only say, “Yes sir”!
Say jump, we leap. Protect the States for peace,
Ironic, the only piece we know sings a hymn, deceased,
They point, we shoot. That's the programming purpose,
Just following orders, and without them we're worthless,
You see;
I was brought into this world, much like most of you,
Only I'm never wrong, I do what I'm supposed to do,
The government's my heart, and I'll prevent clogs,
When anarchy occurs; well, we've all got jobs,
It just so happens you're mine,
My teacher holds chalk, and I outline,
I was raised and taught to protect,
But that fine line, isn't always...
Politically Correct.