By Dennis Serdel, Vietnam 1967-68 (one tour) Light Infantry, Americal Div. 11th Brigade, purple heart, Veterans For Peace 50 Michigan, Vietnam Veterans Against The War, United Auto Workers GM Retiree, in Perry, Michigan
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Insanity And Sanity
The Roman Emperor sits upon a make-shift throne
nearby a cliff to watch.
The Roman General salutes him and then
makes an About Face.
Before him in rows are Soldiers, then Chariots
then Soldiers then Chariots
on and on as far as the Emperor can see.
The General calls them to Attention
and then orders Forward March.
The Emperor is very pleased to watch the Soldiers
march over the cliff and fall to their deaths.
The Soldier's swords become M-16's
their Shields turn into Flak Jackets
the Chariots become Humvees and Tanks
the Emperor is now, President Bush
and the cliff they now, call Iraq.
General Betrayus turns to Bush and smiles
"See, how well they are trained."
But when the General turns his back
to the Soldiers, they turn and march
straight toward him.
Bush is frantic now when a desert fatigued
Soldier shoots off the General's head.
They then pull Bush
from atop his throne, punch him,
kick, stomp while the coward cries
"Please spare me, I don't want to die."
By the cliff, he is kicked in his mouth
his white teeth blood body falls
over the edge where the dead Soldiers are.