they were no more than little green
plastic soldiers
outfitted with rifles and ammo belt
as a child they were set up as to be in
battle
the foe was unknown
it was just how we played
what fun it was to pretend army
the cold war was waging
the threat of missiles
Russian missiles so close to our own
shores
being launched from Cuba brought fear
we were still young and didn't really
understand the danger
we continued to play army
marching with sticks we pretended were
rifles
ready to take cover in the shelters we
made in the vacant field
we were still having our fun
playing army
now grown up
many of my generation sit in congress
they still have their toy soldiers
they're no longer green
the weapons no longer resemble the
rifles of our youth
and the toys they play with
are no longer plastic
they continue to put them to battle in
other lands
they are still having fun
playing army
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