The Are Fighting For You | Teen Ink

The Are Fighting For You

December 13, 2012
By Paige Blivin BRONZE, Cedar Point, North Carolina
Paige Blivin BRONZE, Cedar Point, North Carolina
1 article 0 photos 0 comments

People who don't salute the flag
Make we want to gag.
Do they not appreciate our freedom?
Do they want some one to take over our kingdom?

Do they not know about those people flying
Getting shot down and dying?
Those people make me sick!
I swear they annoy me like a tick

Do they not get that war is not fun
There are young men out there who hold a gun
There is nothing from war that you can can
All you get is sorrow and pain

Is it really that hard to stand,
and place on top your hear your hand
Do they not see what those soldiers do?
Do they not know they are fighting for me and you.



Similar Articles

JOIN THE DISCUSSION

This article has 2 comments.


on Dec. 18 2012 at 11:03 pm
TheSkyOwesMeRain GOLD, Irvine, California
13 articles 1 photo 299 comments

Favorite Quote:
Life isn&#039;t measured by the number of breaths you take, but by the moments which take your breath away.<br /> <br /> You are only as strong as your weakest link.

I agree. The idea behind this poem is great, but these minor mistakes should be fixed. 

on Dec. 18 2012 at 7:41 pm
Helena_Noel BRONZE, Burnt Hills, New York
1 article 0 photos 629 comments

Favorite Quote:
&ldquo;I&#039;d rather see a sermon than hear one any day; I&#039;d rather one should walk with me than merely tell the way: The eye&#039;s a better pupil and more willing than the ear, fine counsel is confusing, but example&#039;s always clear.&rdquo; -Edgar Guest

Very good, VERY good! It is moving, but simple, and about something important, too.  I rated two stars though. NOT BECAUSE I THINK IT"S BAD!!!! Its just, it isn't as good as it could be. There seems to be many typos and words missing, and "Flag/gag",  rhymes are a bit cheesy. The lines that rhyme "Sick/tick," are... well. Not cheesy, but inconsistant, sorta. Something annoying you like a tick, and somthing disgusting you are on whole different levels. there is nothing wrong with that, but you don't use the feircer phrase, then follow it by downgrade it with something that isn't as strong. Swap em around, maybe? "Those people annoy me like a tick/ No, they make me downright sick!" Something like that. It is a good poem, but it dosen't seem ready to be submitted yet. I might tack it down, fix the spelling and anything else I felt needed it, then resubmit it. Especially with the typo in the title