[Newspoetry] HE WEARS A YELLOW STRIPE

[Mhubertw at aol.com]

DOWN HIS BACK HE WEARS A YELLOW STRIPE.
HE WORE IT IN THE TEXAS GUARD BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VERY HARD.
AND IF YOU ASKED HIM WHY HE WORE THAT YELLOW STRIPE?
HE WOULD NOT SAY.
BUT HE WORE IT BECAUSE TRUE SOLDIERS WERE FAR, FAR AWAY!

AROUND HOUSTON HE PARTIED WITHOUT A CARE.
HE PARTIED IN THE TEXAS GUARD BECAUSE IT WAS NOT VERY HARD.
AND IF YOU ASKED HIM WHY HE PARTIED?
HE WOULD NOT SAY.
BUT HE PARTIED BECAUSE TRUE SOLDIERS WERE FAR, FAR AWAY!

AROUND MONTGOMERY HE MISSED MANY A DRILL.
MISSED IN THE ALABAMA RESERVES BECAUSE HE WAS NOT EVEN OBSERVED!
AMD IF YOU ASKED HIM WHY HE MISSED THE DRILLS?
HE WOULD NOT SAY.
BUT HE MISSED THE DRILLS BECAUSE TRUE SOLDIERS WERE FAR, FAR 
AWAY!

BEHIND DADDY'S HACKS HE HID THAT YELLOW STRIPE.
FOR OVER A YEAR HE HID WITHOUT A FEAR.
AND IF YOU ASKED HIM WHY HE DID NOT PAY UNDER THE UCMJ?
HE WOULD NOT SAY.
BUT HE DID NOT PAY BECAUSE TRUE SOLDIERS WERE FAR, FAR AWAY!

TEXAS GUARD LOOKED THE OTHER WAY.
THEY WOULD NOT SAY; OTHERWISE, THEN THEY WOULD PAY?
AND IF YOU ASKED HIM WHY ONLY THEY WOULD PAY?
HE WOULD NOT SAY.
BUT ONLY THEY WOULD PAY BECAUSE TRUE SOLDIERS WERE FAR, FAR AWAY!

NOW THE WHOLE NATION SEEMS TO LOOK THE OTHER WAY.
MANY ARE TOO EMBARRASSED TO SAY WE WEARS THAT YELLOW STRIPE EVEN TODAY!
AND IF YOU ASK HIM NOW ABOUT THAT YELLOW STRIPE?
HE STILL WILL NOT SAY.
WE KNOW HE IS PROTECTED BY,
BUT STILL BETRAYS TRUE SOLDIERS WHO ARE FAR, FAR AWAY!


COPYRIGHT  2002  HUBERT WILSON
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