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Words to those who serve


I speak tonight
Not to the leaders of the world
For you only posses the power
That is bestowed upon you
By those who choose to serve your cause
Without them
You are no different than me
Or them

I speak tonight
To the soldiers
Those who hold the weapons
Those who have taken sacred oaths
To protect and serve
Those who each and every day
Stand at the ready
To put all they own
Including their very lives
At risk

In the next few days
Even the next few hours
You will be given orders
Orders by men who you have been trained
To blindly obey
Without question

All I ask of you
Is a simple moment
Take a good look down the barrel
Of the weapon that you hold
And look upon those
That you have been ordered to fire upon

Ask yourself
Are these people your enemy
A threat to you
And your children
Are they so much different
Than your brothers and sisters
Are they so much different
From you

Think carefully before you choose
To open fire
For in the end
Your hands will be covered in blood
Be sure this is the blood of the guilty
Not the innocent
Be sure your cause is just
And your loyalty deserved
And not merely bought
And paid for
By a few who would sacrifice all
To maintain their power
For in the end
Rest assured
They will not hesitate
In the future
To sacrifice
You
As well

Ed Roberts 3/17/11

I wrote this poem to try and stop the fighting in Libya and other countries
where there are those who are fighting for their freedom.
I have posted a video for this and several other poems
on my You Tube site
www.youtube,com/amayhem11
Please share this with others.
The best way to end a war is to stop the fighting.
A tyrant only has power while there are people willing
to fight for them.


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Words to those who serve