20 Cents

The guy gave the war concern 20 cents

This was enough to buy ten bullets

Which would kill ten enemy soldiers

If fired accurately by a good soldier

He'd give more if he could afford it

But he was jobless and skint

20 cents was all he could afford

Bread and coffee cost money

Even if cheaper thru the VA

His benefits were little not enough

So he just gave 20 cents

To the war collection team

When they knocked on his door

It brought back memories

Vietnam and Central America

Plus other deniable places

Still alive in his head

He didn't like Russians

So 20 cents was fine

The cost of ten bullets

For a competent soldier

He prayed they wouldn't miss

Once he was a soldier

With many good kills

All of them Russians...