He Knew Poem by lindsey ashton

He Knew

Rating: 2.8


Amongst the mist a single cry, then all was silent and bare,
Did he imagine the cry, or was there someone there?
In the darkness he stayed and listened with his ear to the ground,
Waiting for a sound or movement, but nothing to be found.

The cry played over in his mind, but nothing to his ears,
Still staying there in the silence hoping not for what he feared.
The foreign tune of enemy voices came closer than the cry,
Not to give his position away, he waits for them to move on by.

When all was clear he slowly moved, crawling on his belt,
Not knowing if there was someone there, someone who needed help.
Minutes went by what seemed like forever, then suddenly what he feared was clear,
A small child stared with wide open eyes, shaking with terror and fear.

He took the child in a close embrace, and whispered in her ear,
“you need to be silent and trust me now, I’ll take you away from here.”
Without saying a word she surrendered to him, doing as he asked,
She fixed her arms around his neck, feeling safe within his clasp.

Through the moonlight he moved, being cautious and protective,
The trees as his cover, distorting and effective,
He carried the child to the horizon, her hopes raised with the sun,
The soldier smiled as the lady waited, the child reunited with her mum.


A warm feeling inside him, from that moment he knew,
The war was over, the battle still due.
Now a meaning for why he was needed here,
Not for victory of war, but for victory of fear.

COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Angelica Skye 27 October 2008

Wow.a amazing piece.

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