Ghost Of A Marine Poem by robert dove

First to die in a losing battle
will he be remembered
highly doubtful
so now his ghost haunts the shore
of a beach in Normandy
every night he makes his run
from the water to the seawall
where it was done
he got a kill before he was killed himself
all that was left was one last shell
he served his country faithful and true
kept the fight going for the red white and blue
so now as he lay dying
gasping for breath
he said 'tell my mom i did my best.'