Who Stands Alone
Eleven thousand soldiers lay beneath the dirt and stone,
all buried on a distant land so far away from home.
For just a strip of dismal beach they paid a hero’s price,
to save a foreign nation they all made the sacrifice.
And now the shores of Normandy are lined with blocks of white,
Americans who didn’t turn from someone else’s plight.
Eleven thousand reasons for the French to take our side,
but in the moment of our need, they chose to run and hide.
Chirac said every war means loss, perhaps for France that’s true,
for they’ve lost every battle since the days of Waterloo.
Without a soldier worth a damn to be found in the region,
the French became the only land to need a Foreign Legion.
You French all say we’re arrogant. Well hell, we’ve earned the right–
We saved your sorry nation when you lacked the guts to fight.
But now you’ve made a big mistake, and one that you’ll regret;
you took sides with our enemies, and that we won’t forget.
It wasn’t just our citizens you spit on when you turned,
but every one of ours who fell the day the towers burned.
You spit upon our soldiers, on our pilots and Marines,
and now you’ll get a little sense of just what payback means.
So keep your Paris fashions and your wine and your champagne,
and find some other market that will buy your aeroplanes.
And try to find somebody else to wear your French cologne,
for you’re about to find out what it means to stand alone.
You see, you need us far more than we ever needed you.
America has better friends who know how to be true.
I’d rather stand with warriors who have the will and might,
than huddle in the dark with those whose only flag is white.
I’ll take the Brits, the Aussies, the Israelis and the rest,
for when it comes to valor we have seen that they’re the best.
We’ll count on one another as we face a moment dire,
while you sit on the sideline with a sign “friendship for hire.”
We’ll win this war without you and we’ll total up the cost,
and take it from your foreign aid, and then you’ll feel the loss.
And when your nation starts to fall, well Frenchie, you can spare us,
just call the Germans for a hand, they know the way to Paris.
Unknown Author
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Update!!
An author has finally been found!
Michael Marks
More of Michael’s wonderful poems
On a side note I read your bio Michael and think this is a great way to show your support for the troops!
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
A couple of questions about this unique piece of drivel. Exactly how much foriegn aid does the US directly give France? Second of all why do you constantly bring up WW2. The republicans faught tooth and nail to stay out of the war and only entered it after Pearl Harbour. The USA didn’t go to Normandy just to free the French they entered the war to protect themselves from ending up speaking either Japanese or German.
You can boycott whomever you want but please do it for the right reasons. In this case for a country not wanting to invade some third rate dictatorship only to avenge for anothers crime.
And while you find the suitable venom to respond, perhaps you could point out the Weapons of Mass Destruction, The links between Osama and Sadam, and finally how 19 Saudi Terrorists were somehow deployed from iraq.
And the answer to “who is the author” is… me! My name is Michael Marks and I have written numerous patriotic poems which have appeared all over web and print media. Thanks so much for sharig it here and for being interested in finding the author. If you can append the post of the poem with a proper creditation I’d greatly appreciate it. Best regards to all,
Michael