IN HARM'S WAY

In Harms Way is a somber phrase that leaders often use,
It’s a catchy phrase that in many ways is just a deadly ruse.

They send us forth with the simple choice to live and often die,
Without a thought and without a care as they let our family cry.

In Harms Way are powerful words to use in thoughtless jest,
To send a boy with hope and pride to his place of final rest.

The cause is just and the need is clear we often hear them say,
Patriotic words to blind our eyes and send us on our way.

“I have a dream,” said a man of peace, with a bold and hopeful cry,
His dream was not to send our best to foreign lands to die.

“What happened to our dream of peace?” old warriors often cry,
The war we fought to end all wars was that another lie?

We went to war to keep our sons from going In Harms Way,
Was that a dream or another lie or a separate price to pay.

I once took pride with a boastful stride as I marched with glee to war,
“In Harms Way” we heard them say about our Ranger Corps.

I paid the price, my dad did too, great grandpa led the way,
It’s time to stop this endless game, make war no more I pray.