Thoughts on Conscription
Conscription Growing up with the idea of conscription is going to be a new idea If the worst predictions are right When threats of ward trip into preparations For wars Or Deployments for wars Gap years wont happen any longer Deferred till after Will there be places to go After ? Waiting for that letter in the post I’d guess it’ll be email now ? Saying Your time has come young man or woman To do your duty And learn to defend, to fight, to stop the enemies doing to you back Frightened, shaking hands hold the letter, the laptop, the phone ‘When’…’where’….’Why me’ All the questions we asked as teenagers All the options we looked at All our hopes and dreams