War on terrorism - acrostic poem

• Josh Lahoud, Grade 8
• Poetry
• 2004

Arriving I was very nervous
Rough conditions is what I would call this
Men shouting at each other, commanding their troops
You guys are so lucky living in peace

Today many people died from a suicide bombing
Running from the explosions
Oh no! my best mate dead!
On top in a helicopter we have to fire missiles
Please can we get out of here?
Saddam Hussein we finally caught you!

In the hole it was a very weird place for him to live in?
Nuclear weapons that’s what we’re here for

I wonder what my family is doing right now
Rifles going off in all directions
Ahh! bombs coming from everywhere
Questions if we should’ve come here or not