Band of Brothers

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Band of Brothers


The relapsed believer
Discovers Jesus again
Promises unconvincing fealty
In return for divine protection
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The brain washed rookie
Fortified with believable crap
Yet to take a meaningful shave
Never to take another
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The useless undersized runt
The butt of barrack room jokes
Crawls through hell
To give you your last drink
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Your lover, your son
As the steel shards ricochet
Around the living bone bagatelle
Calls for you in a blood froth epitaph
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The sweet voiced charmer
Ignorant of fear or pity
Will be your picture book hero
But never introduce him to your daughter.

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This is one account of the truth
If you prefer the media version
Be my guest.