O Patriot
it wasn’t a war
of ideology our defence
it was a battle
for the sake of the economy
manufacturing jobs for profit
selecting the undesirable
sending them off to die
to reduce the surplus population
to spare those that could
afford not to go to war
so they could stay at home
reap the financial rewards
of others’ sacrifices
if you were a true patriot
you wouldn’t resent their sneers
real men die
to improve the lot of others
whose lot
is already better than theirs
and are grateful for the opportunity
to prove they are good for something
it wasn’t a war
to prove what a patriot you were
or to make a man of you
all the thanks you’ll get
are divisive sneers
for your Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
stop being a cry-baby
it makes them feel guilty
about their profit margins
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