There’s a battle going on out here,

My son did not sign up for this,

He knew the pain it would cause,

I said good morning to him,

And made sure to him at night,

Then sent him out into the world,

Education for his intellect,

The sweet smell of life I thought,

When it was reported,

There was a conflict going on

One that took him away from me,

He lay there unable to respond

He lay there with his arms

Unable to embrace me,

He lay there unable to see my tears,

No one asked my participation,

To give my son so young,

He had not the chance to be the

Promise of my life

There’s a war out here

And the weapons of mass destruction took

Him away from me,

But the one who use them

Did not

Will not

Cannot,

Understand the value of life.