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Unappreciated

January 12, 2016
By JossyRose DIAMOND, Tampa, Florida
JossyRose DIAMOND, Tampa, Florida
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Favorite Quote:
Go ahead, judge me. Just remember to be perfect the rest of your life.


I sacrificed myself for you

Hearing the shouts of my fallen team 

As they drew their final breath

I worked hard to earn the right to sacrifice myself

Going through intense training

Just to throw myself into the pits of Hell

I was lucky to be alive

And so happy to come home

But all I was greeted with were harsh words

Disdainful shouts

Objects being thrown at me

I was called sadistic and a murderer 

When all I wanted to do was protect the ones I loved

I roamed the streets with the images of death

Permanently ingrained in my mind

But nobody cared

Nobody came

Why did I decide to help these people?

I don't know anymore

Obvously, they didn't want to be saved


The author's comments:

This is not necessarily in the same "series" if you will as "Yami Yume" and "Wrong Side of Heaven", but it is slightly similar in theme. Basically, this is my observation of how little appreciated veterans really are even though they have sacrificed so much for our country and safety. This is a very dear subject to me because several of my family members including my mother, my father, my grandfather, my great grandfather, and several of my aunts and uncles have been or are still in the military, and some do not receive the respect I think they deserve. 


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