Ed I read your comments initially in the discussion form about yourself,you no I am not a good poet.That is why I am here writing this as this poem makes mine insignificant with its contents, meter and flow being an ex-RN CPO and having seen so many of my friend die out in the Falklands you do get a message of the futility, yet pacifism is not the answer, or turn the other cheek as now and then Stalin, Hitlers come along and caos occurs it is then Men turn up to protect what is right for there contry and there family. We are not clones and that individuality always throws a spanner in the works. Yet I understand were you are coming from. I was lucky and in over 23 years of service never really raised my hand in anger I like to think that if my country had required me too I would of, the great writer George Orwell wrote,"Pacifism is objectively pro-fascist. This is elementary common sense. If you hamper the war effort of one side, you automatically help out the other. Nor is there any real way of remaining outside such war as the present one. In practice,]he that is not with me is against me.' "
A thought provoking poem well written your good man 5/5 Ray

This was wonderful and very original! your originality is really what made it stand out the most! i loved it!

After reading couple of your poems I started to believe that I've finally found a 'different' poet in this site. Something different... this is what I always look for. You made me speechless! I just love and admire your writing. Fascinating!