But You Don'T Know Poem by Michael Fischer

You put on your armor
and lower your visor;
But you don’t know
what you’re preparing for.

You put up your shield
and draw your sword;
But you don’t know
what you’re fighting for.
The sky’s overcast
with sinister war clouds;
But you don’t know
what the war’s about.

Those killed by your hand
lie dead in their bloodbaths;
But you don’t know
there’s no second chance.
You take every order
from your commander;
But you don’t know
he's the saboteur.

The resistance submits,
the takeover’s complete;
But you don’t know
how the other half sleeps.

Blankness sets in,
you’ve hit rock bottom.
And now you know
what you’ve become.

(March 24,2007)