~IGNORANCE IS BLISS~

Well, the young soldier says goodbye to his wife,

farewell to his parents, and the rest of his life;

he's leaving for war; he'll be gone for awhile

He boards the airplane with a wave and a smile -

A little bit nervous, and a little bit sad,

not understanding that the life that he had

will soon be so changed that he won't recognize

his face in the mirror, the man with dark eyes.......

He feels invincible; he will come to no harm

He's young; he is trained, from city and farm;

It will dawn on him one day that war is not fun ~

he wishes it over, now that it's begun.

..after a brief leave back home in the States

he's boarding the next plane; he stops, and he waits

just briefly, at the very top of the stairs

feeling the fear and asking for prayers...

He disappears at long last, into the plane

and he's off to the war zone, to Baghdad again,

But, this time he knows what the war's all about

Ignorance Is Bliss.

Of this, there's no doubt.

© Christina 7-04