Omg its been so long since I have written in this thing. Well hear is a poem of sorts that I came up with this past weekend.
“A Soldier’s Reason”
May 30, 2005
A few days
Until I cross waters
My fathers and their fathers
Crossed days and years before me
I go to fight
Not for property
Not for freedom
But for the one standing next to me
For my battle buddy I stand
I watch my post
With little or no sleep
So they can get a little
I defend them, my brothers
With my life
As they defend me
With their lives
It’s something many have done
Something many more will do
Twice the work
Half the pay
I give my life and time
So my children won’t have too
Like my fathers
And their fathers before them
Walls and monuments stand
Remembering those who have fallen
So many names, so many souls
Hero’s in the minds of many
People ask me back at home
Why I do this, “are you a war junkie”
I don’t say a word, they don’t understand
That it’s about the ONE standing next to you
I go to fight
Not for money
Not for fame
But for my brother’s in arms
I will wake up everyday
Knowing it could be my last
But I do my job regardless
Knowing that I have to watch others
Preserving my battle buddies life
Protecting my own
And thinking of only one thing, home
Because that’s my duty
An honor to wear a uniform
Worn by so many more
A taken oath, which could end my life
Because I am an American soldier
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