Crystal Smeres

Confession

Forgive me father, for I have sinned
What is troubling you, my son?
Father, I had sex
How old are you son?
Thirteen father

You realize that you are much too young
Yes father but..
You are not married
Yes father but..
You have sinned and must repent
Yes but..
But what?  
Speak up son!
It hurt…
What? I cannot hear you!

Your penance will be difficult!
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The Few the Proud the Dispensable

You will learn to walk with honor, or without legs.

You will gain the wisdom to command with decisive resolve, or you  
could end up a paranoid schizophrenic in the psychiatric ward of
your local veterans’ administration hospital.

You will take your place among the most elite warriors on earth
or you may take your place among the countless despicable
murderers, who kill at the behest of their superiors, in either case
you get to kill other humans, so you may as well enjoy becoming
a psychotic killer.   

All of this depends upon weather you have what it takes
to make it, in other words are you capable of giving up many of
your rights as an American citizen, and killing without questioning
authority?  

Marines, the few, the proud or during wartime, the many,
the insignificant, the dispensable

This piece of social commentary is not an attack on our great veterans.  
It is an attack on the system that continues to lie to and harm our young
soldiers by putting them in harms way when it is not necessary.  
America’s most precious resource is its youth and young people must
be protection against harm from both foreign and domestic enemies.    
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