Modern Day Vietnam (Completed 12-3-07 By Bernard L. Ceasar-Aka- Preacherman) Poem by Bernard Ceasar

In the words of Marvin Gaye, “…what’s going on…”
So many people are robbing, stealing, and killing
Trying to obtain their own-
Possessions
He also said, “…war is not the answer, only love can conquer hate…”
Not aggression

Too often,
We become caught-up in the fallacy(myth)
That in order to create peace
War is what we must send,
But in the words of Rigoberta Menchu,
“…change will not always come through war…”
and to return evil for evil does nothing but intensify
the existence of evil within.

The weapons for this fight should not be guns,
And missiles being launched into the air,
But the weapons for this fight should be men, women, and children
On their knees in prayer

This fight began with a search based on accusations
For weapons of mass destruction
But so far, after so many brutal and horrific devastations
We have discovered only plans for mass constructions

Wasting the taxpayer’s dollar to rebuild another country’s economy
While ignoring the cancerous tumors of poverty
That are plaguing our own society

Not attempting to appear to be selfish, I must implore,
But as the old adage goes, “…one must first sweep around ones own front door…”
Or as the Good Book, states, “…charity starts at home, and then it is spread…”
And anyone or anything that is contrary to this order
Is improper and misled

Again, so many lives have been devastated as a result of the accusations
And the one who stood accused,
we’ve witnessed his deliberation and his extermination
yet still, there exits no evidence to support the accusations

we’ve gone from “Searching for Saddam”
to “A War on Terror”
again, I must implore
that this was our first major error

How can one fight what one cannot see
For terror is not of the physical,
But of the mental
It evolves within the mind-creating in an individual a terrorist personality

And nothing can be given or done
to completely replace the generous lives of those who were slain-
Families and friends were left behind to cope with the stresses and pains
One would think that our Government would become sympathetic
And realize the toll that this war has taken on this nation-
It seems they haven’t, which leaves one to ponder
Was the goal of our President truly to assist a down-trodden society
Or was it all for personal gain and fame-
To create his major mark in history

Please understand that what started as unsupported accusations
With a man named Saddam,
Could easily result in complete, world-wide devastation-
World War III, in other words, Modern Day Vietnam.