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Service

Yeah I served

I served with all I had

And I left it all there

I served everyone

Children,

Women,

Grown men,

Asians,

Klansmen,

I served

Without regard

Expecting nothing

But expectations

Spit at

Laughed at

And talked about

I served

And I still see the faces

The different shapes and ages

I served

With nothing to lose

No promises of gain

I lost so much by leaving

Best friend dead

Girlfriend dead

Hope dead

And I still can't get a damn job here

I served

Trapped by lies

Bound by my word

I served

In the rain,

Sick

Home and physically,

A little beat up, but not abused

Mentally

Just a mind game

Disconnected

From all familiar

And these new people

Just don't get me

I served in 5 am

Formations to piss in cups

With dogs in my room

No! You can't go to his funeral

He was not immediate family

Though he was the only brother

I ever knew

My Godchildren

Don't know me or their Daddy

Because…

I served

Lost the ability to trust

Because

Time away from a companion

Allows the mind some time to lust

And just get a taste

As I served

Protected freedom

Without the freedom

Needed to speak my mind

Unselfish I gave

In lands far, far away

I slaved

Still a nigga

Trained in communication

But wanted as a killer

I served next to skinheads,

Indians,

Guatemalans,

Lesbians,

Muslims,

Freedom isn't free

Someone has to pay

We served

Became a motley crew

Adams family

Molded into Frankenstein

From parts unknown

Eldest sons

Only daughters

Mother, brothers, fatherless fathers

Marching towards Democracy

We served

A purpose we could not practice

I served myself

Doubt…ate it and refilled

The plate

Jumping states

I can't stay still

Constant moving

Left, right, left, right

Lost in the shuffle

Grouped in a bundle

Of soldiers who gave all they had

That did all they could

The ultimate sacrifice of life

Yeah I served.