Blood is Thicker Than Oil

[couchgrouch]

Blood is Thicker Than OilOil fires in the distancea young private stands guardthe sky is black, the air is blurrychildren lay lifeless and charredbut it's not the soldierwho will reap the spoilsthey belong to princesthough blood is thicker than oilblank eyes ask him questionsat night they trouble himbut he won't find the answersin more loss of life and limbthough he knows his dutyis remaining brave and loyalhe can hear those fires screamingblood is thicker than oilto breach ev'ry border and break ev'ry fencehe must hate all he'll fight againstbut is it a waste when in the endthose conquered become his children's friendsare guns just filling heavenfor what's under foreign soilwho'll be forgotten...who'll be forgivencos blood is thicker than oilblood is thicker than oil(c)2004 Robert George