Political War Poem by Sean Foster

here's the plan
now show 'em how its done
give everyone
even the children a gun
they'll need a tight grip on their world
something to live
and something to die for

crowd the streets
keep them shouting about
all the freedom you give them
the food and shelter you hand out
they'll be loyal
they'll protect your house

take to the field and dress for your side
a room full of faces one voice cannot hide
he shouts a question
and he's taken away

a twist in the plot
this one surely is
they die for a freedom
and kill what lives
he wanted it to stop
he saw an end
but they took him away
and turned the light out again

but the others heard
the words that he spoke
he told of the lies and the lives that they took
killing for freedom
in death there is no end

gather round
listen to the sounds
the voices are screaming they're captured and drowned
they live by the rule of
what they are given
a sheltered existence
in a walking prison
they see nothing different
like generations before
happy to die
and escape from this world