A Soldiers Everest Poem by Nick krakana

I heard him say

I love my scares anyway

They happened over there

And now i carry them everywhere



A war is what its meant to be

A place filled with tragedy

Both sides feel its pain

Is it fair to say its like falling rain



Each drip is like a day gone by

And now we face the mountain high

Together in this icy place

No tracers here to sting our face



No - no bullets on this mountain top

As we size up every drop

Each in his own time

Like over there we tow the line



Strength comes from knowing

It can always be worse

Like the desert sands we once traversed

What we once thought to be weak



Has now become our greatest peak

To reach the top of Everest

Ironically the name itself
 spells out the human quest 


If only there was ever rest


It is as St. Augustine was once given to say
'Restless we will be till we rest in thee'