This poem, by Dustin Alan Parks, was posted to ivaw.org, March 3, 2009
You call those who refuse to fight absent
Those who have the courage to resist are not absent
They're knocking on your door right now
Begging to be heard and exercise their rights
But you refuse to allow entry to opposition
Which is fine because I have this message:
I found a back door...
I opened my mind and used it as a key
So now I am here and you can't ignore me
I am not a number or figure
I have dismissed your rank system
I will not succumb to pressure or propaganda
My fingers weren't made to pull a trigger
I don't have big business interest at heart
But rather that of my brothers and sisters
It isn't my duty to follow unconstitutional orders
I will not tolerate anything less then equality
My mind is too strong for your indocrination
And soon your lies will be exposed
I will not stumble or fail in my efforts
I am the voice of the voiceless
I am apart of a group that is growing
I am an Iraq Veteran Against The War
I am the anti-war movement!
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