A LARGE HEAVY WEAPON
He lifts a large heavy weapon
Meant for the strength of men
Carrying it upon his shoulder
Representing the weight of his world
Crashing in like a giant wave
Not refreshing but drowning
Conned by those in charge, filled up with drugs
Sent from the colonel above
Numb angry violent like a rush
Picked up and sent twirling
Into the tornado of war
Families murdered
Or gone without a trace, he’s got no place
Lost and orphaned
No other option
Poverty staring like a coffin
So join the militia
First if they don’t getcha
Revenge consumes like a poison
He becomes undone
They start calling him son
He’s trained as to how to get it done
The killing of families children and babies
Mind is a jumble of nightmares
He begins to not even care
Forced to kill he grows numb
Into a stone heart he’s succumbed
But, To them HE comes
The lost boys becoming found
The stolen years given back until there’s no lack
Violent images being washed away with a new day
Burden of the gun is done
Gone is the heavy boulder as peace falls upon his shoulders
A shaky hand, withdrawals hitting hard he becomes a real man
Forgiveness he receives because HE paid the fees
Wholeness becomes him, a heart of flesh replaces the stone cold one
In His hands go all the pieces of what he’s done and seen
Open hands he receives the keys to defeat the enemy
Nightmares unable to sleep, a heap of torment
But, He says you I will keep
Handcuffs come off the wrists as lowered go his fists
Eyes come back alive, smile reappears and gone go his fears
He’s crossing back over the fence to innocence
He’s being reborn out of the war torn mess
He’s trading the AK47 for the kingdom of heaven
