The Few

As winds roar through out the land
Many are inside their cushy homes
But the few, the bold, and the brave
are the ones fighting the rain and thunder
Many people don't know about these battles
But for the minute amount that do
thank the few who made it a sunny day

The Life and Death of a Peanut

It's dark in here. So bored. I think I'll eat Jack on the other end of the shell; he was pretty salty. Cannibalism? Sure. Wrong? probably. Horrible? Of course, he was a good friend of mine; but it is eat or get eaten in this salty, isolated prison. Every shriek he gave from the bites of mine was like a knife stabbing me in the back. Life in this place is terrible; I hope I will find my true calling somewhere else.*CRUNCH!*, oh my gosh I heard a strange noise and saw light. Falling out of the shell felt a shiver through out my whatever is holding my back up, it's not like I knew my anatomy. Luckily, I landed on something apricot-colored and cushy. Suddenly, the land I fell on started to move towards this huge gaping hole. That was the end for me, pulverized into a powder by large white stones. Though life in that dark place was terribly boring, I wish I hadn't wished to experience the outside world.

Insomia to Insanity

Night winds roar like an
angry parent yelling “Go
to sleep!” without words

My eyes are blood red
Burning from insomnia
God take me away

This is so useless
No prayer can help me now
My sleep is now gone

The winds keep yelling
Starting to weep in my pillow
Not helping my sleep

Must end this pain now
There is no other option
Goodbye forever

Money

Why is our currency green; it should be red for the blood fought over for it. To think not that our world is ranked not by knowledge or kindness, but wealth. Though some deserve not having wealth, many have none where in a righteous world they would be the fat cats of the society. Countless lives have been canceled for this terrible green paper. The smile on the presidential faces make you believe that the material they are printed on is commendable or even godlike, but in reality the grin on the face is not a grin at all: but smirk, a smirk of the “comedic” value of the battles for riches; like animals fighting over food and shelter.

Patriotism

Patriotism: national loyalty, devotional love; these are just a few ways to describe what patriotism means. People ask "Is patriotism still essential to the American tradition?” Of course it is. With patriotism comes the respect for your neighbors, respect for your country, and respect for all. If the United States was without patriotism we wouldn't be united; even though we'd still have the land, we wouldn't have a reason to make the land united.

Almost halfway across the world, American men and women are fighting 24/7 around the clock against the Taliban. Not because they were ordered to or because they think they are going to become famous, but because somewhere in their conscience, there's a part of them saying they have to finish what they started, for us, back home. These are the people who we should be showing patriotism to.

Many of us play games where we are a soldier, whether it is “Call Of Duty” or “Medal Of Honor”, we all play them; it is a lot fun and when you die you can start-over from your last checkpoint with no harm done except some negative stats. Well these people don't have a start over button on their lives. They aren't fighting for trophies or experience points; they fight for our freedom. They are risking life and limb so we Americans won't lose our rights and lives as well. All they ask for is respect and do they get it? Sure, on Fourth of July and Labor Day, but we should show respect every time we see the people in uniform; we should thank them with the most sincere amounts of gratitude from the bottom of our hearts. By showing patriotism to all, we as the United States can have a utopian country where there will be no wars, but peace throughout the land.