These American Veterans

Lined up; waiting on the Grinder, marching along, in lines and rows

Hot heated metaled beings; there is dust everywhere

Red, whites, blacks, and tans some belonged to blue bloods

and

To purple hearted people, even Green Barrettes

Too Rangers and Sailors belonged they

They now sit in halls; as if in museums and clubs

They rest in yards, with the other old heaps

Their parts lopped off and missing; some with no shoes

Most are from the Good Old U S of A but, still others from over seas

and

From distant lands, they were all improved upon during past wars

Made faster, stronger, more efficient, and even smarter

They then are used up, torn apart, and parted out

Some are found still in our streets, they find themselves parked

Behind bars, in back yards, waiting to be towed away to the scrapping yards

Some are abandon, by whomever; their owners secretes they keep

Some have won medals and ribbons

They delivered the news, the mail, saved lives and put out fires

Delivered our children safely to school

and

Rode around protecting us from threats

Be they autos or Commandos

There they are, our American Veterans

There everywhere

A thought by Sinbad the Sailor Man

— Sinbadthesailorman, Jan 24, 2008

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About the Author

Region, Country: U.S. A. Indiana, Valparaiso, USA

Favorite Poets: Robert Frost, Walt Whitman, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, Carl Sandburg these I have read some And so Many More. I have no Favorite or any that I dislike. Whom I consider to be poets; of course there are many Dark and hateful souls, who would cry out and to I will lend an ear, but some. They just leave a awful taste in my heart that I can not bear to read twice. Let alone as many times I would do normally; as I must.

Critiques

Quillsvein1

18 years 4 months ago

i share

your very movingly written sympathy for these poor guys: if only they weren't lied to constantly by our leaders! just recently i saw a show where an Iraq Veteran was reunited with his wife back home: he was wearing a surgical mask (a face imitation, i guess) because his face had been torn off by a rocket. this man will never kiss, see, taste, anything, all because a few people in the white house want money! they deserve our utmost respect. great job!

Sinbadthesailorman

18 years 4 months ago

Thank you so

I served for only three years and was put out for reason that will never come to light and was giving a re-4 reenlistment code still "Honorable" but so I could never serve again in any of the sevices a deep wound for me but, none the less I see more damage done to our youth our future when as a man I now think Our military sytems are ass backwards We should send men to fight not boys no one under the age of 26 should serve till needed and men up to 55 should be made to fight as they would be a biger voice when dealing with the rank and file force "do as i say and not what I do" or what is right was always a big turn off for me and if older men and political people were to serve there would be little need of fighting at least for fighting a long time scremaishes like the one going on now would be over in days on that you could bet your life If the president wants to go to war then those in his cabinet should serve front line duty as well as office duty share the risks share the fame or the shame but do not pocket wealth made on blood shed I would like to create a good piece some day but I'am still without my computer and in need of a new place soon will be moving and don't have alot of time to polish my works and my dreams as of late thank you again Sinbad/Donnie