WAS IT SADDAM,OSAMA OR WHO ?

This week Australia suffered its very first loss in Iraq.Private Jake Kovco died at the hands of a single bullet to his head,in his own quarters.It's a little odd,his death.They at first said it was an accident,but Jake knew guns like the back of his hands.He could take his own gun apart and put it together with his eyes shut.The powers that be then changed their minds,there is now to be a full enquiry into his death.Fact reamains --he's dead.He leaves behind a wife Shelley,and two lovely young children Tyrie and Alana.To make things totally vile,the wrong body was shipped from Iraq to Australia--so much for looking after our own.It seems the repatriation of our fallen is handled by a private company in Kuwait--how shithouse is that--fights for our country,dies,truth a mystery and on top of that ship the wrong remains to his family.I believed there was a point to this war--that point has not only dissapeared--I no longer believe half the shit I'm being fed by any of our leaders.Its time to get out---I dedicate this poem To Jake Kovco and his family.

WAS IT SADDAM,OSAMA OR WHO?

THE BAND STRUCK A CHORD,PLAYING "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN"
"WALTZING MATILDA" OR WAS IT "OLD GLORY"
LET THE DAYS ALL BE DONE,IN IRAQ'S BURNING SUN,
PUT AN END,TO THIS SICK SORRY STORY.
SHALL WE LISTEN NO MORE?THIS EXCUSE FOR A WAR.
FOR OF THE TRUTH,WE DON'T HAVE A CLUE.
DEMOCRACY,PETROL,BUSH,RUMSFELD OR BOMBS,
WAS IT SADDAM,OSAMA OR WHO?

BRING THEM HOME,TO A PLACE THAT THEY LOVE,
FROM THAT HELL HOLE THEY HAVE IN IRAQ.
FULL OF MADNESS AND MAYHEM,ANGER AND HATE,
TO A SWING,AND THEIR KIDS IN THE PARK.
TO THE WIDE OPEN ARMS OF THEIR MOTHERS
THEIR FATHERS,THEIR CHILDREN AND WIVES.
NOT WASTING THEIR BREATH,THEIR LAST BEFORE DEATH,
WHAT A WASTE OF OUR PRECIOUS KIDS' LIVES.

AS HE STOOD BRAVELY,THE BOY SHED A TEAR,
HIS MOTHER STOOD TREMBLING AT HAND.
WHEN THEY LOWERED OUR BEST,TO HIS LAST,FINAL REST
SHOT DEAD-IN ANOTHER MAN'S LAND.
AND OUR LEADERS WILL TELL US,"WE'RE SORRY,
HE FOUGHT WITH VALOUR,AND HOW HE WAS BRAVE"
TO MY EAR,SOUND LIKE MOCKS,WHEN,SENT HOME IN A BOX,
TO A BROKEN HEART FAMILY,AND GRAVE.

AND THE BAND STRUCK A CHORD,WITH "GOD SAVE THE QUEEN"
"WALTZING MATILDA" OR MAYBE "OLD GLORY"
WHEREVER THEY LIVED,SO THEIR LIVES DID THEY GIVE,
IN ALL LANDS.IT'S THE SAME SORRY STORY.
LET'S LISTEN NO MORE,PUT AN END TO THIS WAR.
CAUSE WE NEVER WILL KNOW WHAT IS TRUE.
DEMOCRACY,PETROL,WAS IT RUMSFELD OR BUSH?
WAS IT SADDAM,OSAMA,OR WHO?