The Divided Estate

What's worse?
Democracy or anarchy
War is an evil necessity
Fought with great strengths
Maybe you like to be entangled in slavery
But I prefer to live in civility
I'm sorry people have to die
At least they're not being killed by the tobacco companies
Freedom isn't free
It costs quite a bit
A few hundred years and a mess of gun shots
Sure, people have died
But now their names are immortalized
Not just in print or in stone
But in our hearts forever
Selflessly giving of themselves
A token richly shared
They had nothing to gain
Their death wasn't in vain
Those that risk their lives for mine
Should be rewarded with more than a medal
We should thank them
With new approaches to gratitude
Everyday, reminding ourselves
How lucky we are to not have to be away
Seeing the sights they see
Hearing the horrors they hear
All those days, months and years
Help isn't hard
It's always available
But you have to be willing to look
To places that don't seem sensible
Yes, war is bad
And I hate that it has to be this way
But at the risk of loosing it all
I'm willing to fight for freedom today