War Poem
Don't ask them to go.
Don't let them go.
But if they defy you,
if they go,
citing necessity or glory,
then when they come back,
if they come back,
don't forgive them,
don't forget,
never pretend there's a place
for those who marched to kill.
All poems are written and copyrighted by Michael C. Rush.
None may be republished or repurposed without permission.