Penny Rock

A LITTLE TOUCH OF WAR

A bit of you, a bit of me
A bit of them and more.
We’re all just little morsels
On the smorgasbord of war.

Everyone is mixed together
Like ingredients in a stew.
It’s hard to tell the different flavors.
I’ll just hope it isn’t you.

Who’ll ever know we went to war
If you never really call it one.
Just call it a small conflict
And tidy up when you are done.

We only want a little war,
A sip, a dash, a smidge, a drop.
And when we’ve tasted just a bit of blood
We’ll tell the war to stop.

Just treat it like a virus.
Just let it run its course.
And when enough of youth are dead,
We’ll offer some remorse.

We all just want a clean war
Without the dirt and grime.
In the safety of TV screens,
We keep our distance from the crime.