A Necessary Evil

Man is at his very best in a trying time,
In the land of war he is at his unequaled prime,
Putting those to rest who seek to destroy,
Vicious tactics they will eagerly employ,
But he stands ready at the guard,
Always prepared to finish what he starts,
His rifle, a slick, metal harbinger of death,
Seeks to stifle all those who think less,
Of life, morality, the values that many a man have died for,
To keep safe our beautiful shores,
The lion prowls deep into the dark night,
But this man tames him with one look over his iron sights,
He is a virtuous soul, who sees himself as a part of a beautiful plan,
A blueprint for peace, where the common citizen can forever walk freely,
No longer victimized by the conduits of evil and terror,
Now an out of reach future seems suddenly nearer,
The warrior does not love death or destruction,
But he realizes his duty,
Removal of all obstructions,
Those who defy the liberties of others,
The devils who seek to destroy his brothers,
So he continues to fight, night gives way to the beautiful day,
One when the battered and bruised warrior will proudly say,
I have protected the weak, the tired, the hungry, the poor,
Their lives, are examples of destruction, nevermore...