Melanie C. Campos ~ MahTame

been trained

dad, mom, I been trained
to do things you taught me
far from what was ingrained
against the killing of my enemy

now, I’m fighting in a war
killing if I have to. mom ‘n’ dad
in and out of death, blood and gore
can’t even cry, but far from glad

they say we fight for freedom
and peace in this foreign land
definitely no time for boredom
need to keep following the command

dad, mom, tell lil bro and lil sis
to be good and stay out of trouble
fightin’ in war definitely isn’t bliss
and seeing other kids living in rubble

and mom, dad my heart is real heavy
been trained to kill when it’s due
seen many buddies die during our duty
can’t erase their faces from my view

how long is the hour of the day
nights seem an eternity of time
but we have been trained to always obey
the orders to kill in this ugly war’s grime

when I get home, I hope to un-train
the goals of searching out the enemy
don’t want to kill nobody ever again
it’s terrible, mom, dad, especially for me