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Not Home For Christmas
It’s Christmas time
A time for joy
When little children
Un-wrap their toys
Smiles a glow
Giggles and laughter
For a select few
Tainted ever after
For some, their boys
Won’t be at home
They’ll be abroad
And all alone
Representing our country
In a fight that’s not ours
Ducking from gun fire
Scattered like showers.
When their only strength
Is writing letters
And getting replies
To make things better
Parents and loved ones
Don’t know how they are
They panic and worry
Because their child is so far
Not only this
But the dangers that reap
Lying dormant and hidden
For our soldiers feet
They’re only small
But one hell of a finish
It’s easy to stand on
And innocently diminish
So at Christmas time
Just take a second
To think of those
At this time to reckon
I agree with you.We should give more thought to those in military.we don't have to agree about the war or being over there but those who've gone feel they had to by choice or draft whichever but in anycase they are there and should be respected.I'm willing to believe a lot of the military over there really don't want to be there too. I know I'm against the war -any war.......