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Please Stay
stay
don’t let
recruiters prey
stay
don’t heed
liars on grandstands
stay
don’t be lured
by empty promises
stay
don’t toil
for distant oil
stay
don’t join
mercenary bands
stay
don’t go
to foreign lands
stay
your tribe
needs strong hands
stay
don’t leave our blood
on foreign sands
© 2024 Raibeart Bruis
don’t let
recruiters prey
stay
don’t heed
liars on grandstands
stay
don’t be lured
by empty promises
stay
don’t toil
for distant oil
stay
don’t join
mercenary bands
stay
don’t go
to foreign lands
stay
your tribe
needs strong hands
stay
don’t leave our blood
on foreign sands
© 2024 Raibeart Bruis
Published 8th Mar 2024
Author's Note
The idea for this came in 2009, when my son was considering joining the military because he couldn’t find work. Recruiters are predators often focusing on the most vulnerable members of society.. Children are our greatest asset, we shouldn’t allow them to be ammunition for corporate greed.
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8th Mar 2024 4:13pm
Love this. I have always thought, if people just decided to stop being soldiers, all war would cease.
11th Mar 2024 10:30pm
