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The Cost Of War

by Park Major

When you send a child

To a foreign land

To fight in a war

He don't understand

If he comes back

He'll be more than a man

Carrying more weight

Than he can stand

It's not okay

He's not alright

Hiding his pain

His emotions inside

Suffering in silence

His demons he'll fight

Cloaked in darkness

Day and night

Death and destruction

Government lies

Ignoring the truth

Convincing otherwise

Denying the fault

Silencing the cries

Soldiers left abandoned

To face their demise

Wide open eyes

And sleepless nights

Trying to cope

Losing the fight

Was it all worth it

As a mother sits crying

Another child sent to war