Field of Honor
A boys last thoughts on his reason for being at war.
I wrote this for a flower by it moved me so much I didn’t want it to sit without sharing it with you guys many like to look at picture’s and some like to read! This is for those who like to read
What’s this war all about as we send children out to die?
Thats the question I ask every time I hear about someone being killed! For what I ask?
So this is my feelings on this subject!
The sky looks so blue today.
What the hell was that that knocked me out and threw me to the ground?
I just remember walking past a car and then came this loud explosion!
What happened to all my loyal friends?
What’s that smell thats in the wind as I lie here facing up to the sky thinking I might die.
Who sent me to this battle field to shoot and try to kill.
I never been so far from home and this ground smells so new to me.
Its dry and hasn’t had a drink in such a long long time as it slowly drinks my dark red blood thats spilling on the ground!
As I lie here looking up at this dark blue sky what’s this battle all about?
As young men and women start to fall dead to the ground, and won’t see home again?
My Captain told me to go out and stay alive today and now I think that I might die in this hot dry sand.
As I turn my head and look for him I see that he’s dead too, my Captain was just 25 his life had just begun.
What was this war all about?
Who sent me to this battle field to shoot and kill someone!
And now I think that I might die for what I’ll never know.
They said just go out and shoot someone and I do as I was told.
Who sent me to this battle field?
Who gives a damn for me?
I just turned 18 yesterday, we had a party in this hot place that we call hell, I think it was my last.
And all my buddy’s who where with me yesterday just 6 short hours ago.
Are lying next to me face down I think their all dead too.
Who sent me to this battle field to shoot and try to kill.
I bet he’s safe at home in bed with his wife and his kids are safe there too. While I try to kill someone that I never ever knew.
What the hells this country come to when they have to lie to everyone? While sending 18 years off to a war to die and shoot and kill someone!
I can’t even go an buy a drink in the local bar, they say that I am too young to think while standing in a bar that I might come out and kill someone with my daddy’s car!
But as I lie here thinking my mind’s not all fogged up I can’t imagine why I am not too young to go an kill someone!
And as they sit around in some private club drinking cold champaign and telling big fat lies!
While the blood runs out my side I am only 18 and today I might die, while Washington plays silly games with my young life!
And all my buddy’s who are lying here face down their names don’t mean a thing!.
They sit and toast each other with dirty dirty hands.
As I lie here looking up in to this dark blue sky thinking I might die.
Who sent me to this battle field to shoot and kill someone that I have never seen, who sent me to this battle field?
I never been in love before I kissed a girl but nothing more I guess I might not know what sex is all about as I lie here looking up as sand blows in my face.
As I lie here looking up wondering what this war is all about.
Who was that I just heard screaming is it someone that I know or is it just the enemy that I was sent to kill?
I wonder if he’s gonna live or will we both lie here and die?
All of my buddy’s that are facing down next to me were the closest thing I ever had to love, I’d give my life for them.
I never felt this way before as I lie here in this dirt!
I wonder what this damn war is all about?
As I lie here in my deep red blood that I can feel is running out who sent me to this God damn war and what’s it all about?
I just turned 18 yesterday and never left my home, and now I am lying looking up looking at this dark blue sky with tears in my eyes.
Thinking I might not get back home again I am dying in this foreign land shot by someone I don’t know.
I don’t wanna say I hate him he was doing the only thing he could.
They told him to go out and stay alive and kill someone today!
But one thing that is different than what I was trying to do, I was there to take his home away and he was trying to defend his land just like I would.
So tell me what this wars about as I look up at this sky?
I am wondering who’s out there to help me out tonight so I won’t die alone?
When all my friend are lying here face down dead as blood runs everywhere!
Oh God I feel so all alone.
Who sent me to this God damn war?
Does anybody care?
Racheli
Dear David, yes, we care, but nobody in the Govt. care of anything, just their interests and utility.
Totalitarian regime with democratic disguise .
David Roman replied
Thank you Mrs R for coming back for another look!
Danielle Daven...
Another excellent viewpoint David….
David Roman replied
Still working on this as you can see thanks for coming back!
Racheli
Touching.
David Roman replied
Thank you Mrs R it is very touching!
janeymac
This is so sad David . It paints a very visual picture of , this kid lying dying not knowing why.
Have you ever looked at my portfolio? in it is a photo of my dog and cat cuddling , the cat trustingly rubbing his face on the dogs mouth , they live in harmony and are by nature enemies, why can’t we? Jane
David Roman replied
Egos and money and greed and hate and power a few of the things that we just can’t seem to control!
janeymac
so true ! Jane
karen Bradshaw
Its still a powerful tale David, and will touch the hearts of many x
David Roman replied
Thank you Miss K
Ella Shelton
Yes, i know… All so true here, what you are writing about.
I was living in Tashkent when it was war in Afganistan. Russian and afgan boys- young boys from both sides battled for nothing. Few of my friends lost their young lifes there.
War is never fare!!!
Thank you, for writing about it. Its deep and dramatic, how should be when young hearts loosing lifes.
Elvira xxx
David Roman replied
Its a sad world out there isn’t it! Sorry for your losses!
Thanks for coming to see my work!
ajax
It totally sux this war stuff. Black Sabbath’s ‘War Pigs’,pretty well sums up governments way of thinking,great writing David.
David Roman replied
Thank you for taking time to read it I think we all suffer at the hands of people with other plans for us!
4spotmore
David you have put it so exact. “who sent me .. is home safe in his bed” ... I am sending a link to my non redbubble friends so they can read.
David Roman replied
Thats very kind of you I an also adding a new one from anothers sperspective too now so give me time to up load the poem too its on another computer so I need to restart it.
linaji
I simply cannot imagine David.. being in the middle of something one signs up for and then reality hits.. all around you as explosions occur and women who have children come up and blow you up… that started in Viet Nam..
So what to do David.. we just have to start looking for the answers within.. the outward battles and changing from the outside in.. is not working nor has it ever.. \
I remember when I was by myself and went to see Private Ryan.. in dolby so many speakeers.. when the opening scene came out and I felt the bullets sail by my ear.. I started to sob.. so hard.. I was so so sad David.. I was in a movie theater and I saw 1/10 of the reality that we send others off to.. So.. why do we not stop this.. why do we just sit and not do.. well I do not know.. but the power of not knowing and acceptance of where I am right now is the beginning..shutting off the TV at night.. I watch it afternoons.. and try to read before I go to bed and meditate on the promise that there truly is no death.. when we meet up with ourselves as pure positive energetic beings.. is a start for me.. to go in my minds eye and see that ALL IS WELL. ALL IS WELL.. and begin to formulate more words in my daily life ..like there is abundance abounding. and that opportunity is around every cornor.. that people are intrinsicly good.. and I will see that in them first and foremost!
Oh dear. I am afraid to press ..ADD COMMENT..
HERE GOES….. thanks for this amazing piece of work..
David Roman replied
I use my writing to remind me of what I want to be inside of me and try to share it with others so they can see that I am a man with fears and worries like them too and maybe we can start to see these issues and fears that we all share and make a move to open up and say hey lets help each other.
Well thats what I would like in a perfect world but sadly we are not so I hope my writing reaches one person and they say hey I am not alone in what I feel hes feeling that too! You feel what I feel so theres others out there like us ! Thank you for your support too! Its from my heart full of thanks!
Romo
Excellent writing David…you so take us right there with your words….I really felt this…and all the emotions..I’m so amazed at how you can put yourself in someone elses shoes and write those thoughts and feelings and I know you have captured many of the young men who have died in this senseless war last thoughts and feelings my friend:)
David Roman replied
Thank you Ms Romo your so kind! I’am glad you feel what I am trying to share!
catnip addict ...
this is very eye opening and to the point. they had the nerve to get upset when that guy threw a shoe at bush. are they seriously comparing a shoe throwing tantrum to the many lives taken by a drummed up lie? bush is lucky that is all they threw. the only good thing that came out of that war in iraq is the fact that saddam and his two demonic sons won’t be around to torture and kill people anymore. they’re in hell where they belong, have a cold glass of water and treat ur self.
David Roman replied
Thank you my friend thats very nice of you and thanks for sharing your comments and you forgot one thing! Maybe Bush and his side kick should be brought up on war crimes at the Hague! Thanks for coming to visit!
Tina Hogg
Very moving, like Wilfred Owen’s poems – same shit, different century. Insane stuff, brilliantly described.
David Roman replied
Thanks a lot Tina thats very cool that you think this way about my work very cool!