Farewell My Soldier

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By purpleveil

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Farewell Afghanistan

This poem is written to honor our soldiers who have dedicated their lives to service to our country, and who have given the greatest sacrifice of all-their lives. Dedicated with love.

Farewell Afghanistan

The desert sands are like the

Sun’s fire beneath my feet.

My lips are as dry and delicate

As rice paper. I walk slowly,

My whole eyes search for the enemy

While my soul prays that I find none.

I long for my lady at home,

But my wartime lover

Is cradled in my arms.

She is a beauty, cold as steel,

Faster than stars falling from the skies,

My semi-automatic love.

I hold her close to me

With gratitude. I call her

Mary, for like the mother of God

I look to her to keep me safe.

In the corner of my eye

I see a movement

Undefined, too late for Mary to

Protect me, I hear the fireworks.

A robot boy, too young to die, too young to

Kill, barely a man, cross-wired

For an unrighteous cause

Has given his life in an effort to take mine.

In an instant, it is the fourth of July.

I am home in my real lover’s arms.

The pain grows from my gut

To my heart, and in my soul I whisper,

“I love you,” then

“Be safe,” and then

“Goodbye.”

I see her tears attempt

To quench the thirst in my soul,

And my world fades to black….

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    Not Just a Number

    He’s not just a number.

    He’s a man.

    He needs.

    He wants.

    He feels-

    He’s very real.

     

    He is a soldier

    Defending this land.

    He just might lose

    A leg,

    Or a hand,

    Or his life.

    Someone else caused this strife.

     

    But it doesn’t matter.

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    He is a hero.

    He is a man.

    He needs, he feels,

    We should remember that

    He is not just a number.

     

     

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