virtuoso
10-22-2013, 11:57 AM
Not skilled marksmen-
experienced militiamen,
or settler-seasoned hunters
just opportunistic patriots
hearing the call of duty
abhorring the rise of tyranny
Herded into makeshift barracks
quickly trained in the art of war
flung to fields far and wide
without thought of life or limb
storming beaches, cities
cleansing the tide of tyranny
Not seamstresses by trade
nor skilled in any other craft
homemakers and mothers
hearing the call of duty
abhorring the rise of tyranny
Trimming her family's sustenance-
rationing coupons, meatless days
striding male, assembly lines
producing munitions, uniforms
a noble cause to support
Not politicians or statesmen
or newspaper columnists,
producers and actors-
propagandists of surrealism
hearing the call of duty
abhorring the rise of tyranny
Using their artistic talents, writers
appending War Shorts, News bulletins
to their fictive films, actors
performing before troops near and far
to cheer the fighters of tyranny
experienced militiamen,
or settler-seasoned hunters
just opportunistic patriots
hearing the call of duty
abhorring the rise of tyranny
Herded into makeshift barracks
quickly trained in the art of war
flung to fields far and wide
without thought of life or limb
storming beaches, cities
cleansing the tide of tyranny
Not seamstresses by trade
nor skilled in any other craft
homemakers and mothers
hearing the call of duty
abhorring the rise of tyranny
Trimming her family's sustenance-
rationing coupons, meatless days
striding male, assembly lines
producing munitions, uniforms
a noble cause to support
Not politicians or statesmen
or newspaper columnists,
producers and actors-
propagandists of surrealism
hearing the call of duty
abhorring the rise of tyranny
Using their artistic talents, writers
appending War Shorts, News bulletins
to their fictive films, actors
performing before troops near and far
to cheer the fighters of tyranny