Poetry for Napowrimow 30 in 30

twentyfifth poem for Napowrimo

That old War!!!


By Lisa Noe








They came, they gave


They heard the call


Now their names are


Written on the wall


They were the forgotten


They were treated just rotten


Our nation should feel shame


Because on them they placed blame


When there was little they could do


They lost much more than just a few


Many were lost to friendly fire


Others were taken as the smoke rose higher


This was not a war declared


Their crisis is definitely shared


The war was civil from north and south


Why were Americans there?


I lost my daddy due to that war


He loved this country that he swore.


I miss my daddy he paid a high price


So I could live free and live a life nice.