The soldier is a dispensable pawn serving the whims of an unknown and invisible authority. The soldiers' grit, valor and allegiance will one day, in the very near future, be absent of need. The lie will require greater security - the lies' masters are tuning technology to make way for the ultimate Terminator. Is it not time the soldier defended humanity?
defending only the lie
we have no memory of our genesis
only the room, growing thin and frosted
under the weight of spoken decrees
the blur from cadet to soldier was seamless
a slow draining of the sovereign self
there was no peace to hold
nor any worth the breaking
from the pulpit they conjured a phantom
an enemy our architects had yet to create
the theatre opened, and the abyss grew teeth
here the grand illusions withered away
we bled for no flag, no charted soil,
no kingdom, and no God
rotting flesh our sacrificial gift to the guardians of hell
we were anchors for an invisible truth
sentinels of a lie bounded by a heavy haze
we wrought devastation in total darkness
we slaughtered for anonymous masters
this profound ignorance was our crucifixion
we broke the world with bombs
we ravaged the flesh with guns and knives
the absence of the why was agonizing
the one time soldier died and the mercenary arose
divorced from country, scrubbed of glory,
bound to nothing but the cold touch of the trigger
defending only the lie
thank you,
joseph pede
