(© 1995 Earl Carson)
Combat vets with tales to tell; not often prone to brag,
With talk of war, of wounds unhealed, of honor, country, flag,
But those who stayed so safe at home have other things to say;
“We’ve heard your line too many times. Please vet, just go away!�?/FONT>
“We do not care about your wars, and what each battle cost,
The pain and torture you endured. The comrades that you lost,
Your tales of death and violence, too grisly to portray;
Distressing to our consciousness. Now please vet, go away!�?/FONT>
“We young should do the nation’s work. The gays and women too,
Minorities must be first employed before we hire you,
Affirmative action is the law. With quotas we repay;
And you’re too old to take our jobs, so please vet, go away!�?/FONT>
“We’ve taken morals out of schools. They’re free to educate,
To teach of sex, of one-world rule, of Godless welfare state,
The Stars and Stripes, in protest burns, when it goes on display;
You loved that flag in vain, G.I. Things change. Now go away!�?/FONT>
“The nation’s better in the hands of generations new,
What’s old is past, the values change, and we are tired of you,
Your patriotic sentiments by now are all passe�?
Time after time, we’ve heard your rhyme. Now vet, just go away!�?/FONT>
“We’re sixties-style Clinton types. We loathe you men of war,
Your comrades dead, in hallowed ground, deserve our praise no more,
And contributions, slyly placed with Democrats today;
Will buy our place in Arlington, so vet, just go away!�?/FONT>
“Although you risked your life and limb to keep this nation free,
We voted Marxists into power, in Washington, D.C.,
The foe you once so bravely fought, we honor now today;
The country’s changed. We are one world. Now vet, please go away