r/OCPoetry•8 yr. ago

Soldier (format maybe off posting from phone)

Feedback Received!

You do not see me, or know me. When shit hits the fan;

I am called to die. I freeze in the cold of night as I lay on you

my watchful eye— Many fear us, many stand in awe

We hold aloft our heads, We are aware the sky is falling;

So we stay down on earth, where we hear our duty calling—

And from the clouds we further fall, Shocked and awed as we wake up...

Sirens blare And people die; for brief moments, bullets look like fireflies

And in despair for us to come; We stand tall to our nation: proud From the dirt, I gaze upon a crowd; Casually and with a wild eye;

Exhausted and worn as people pass me by; And I hobble by the traffic: stressed out; Over onward to the shade beneath a maple tree...

And crutch in arm, I rethink my creed: We watch in the darkness; So you are free.

Posted Apr 16, 2018, 7:36 AM UTC · edited