Holding On Tight Poem by Connie Tallada

It's raining again, raindrops are falling
I'm lying still in my bunks looking at the ceiling
I am petrified but no hard feelings
With all the adversities and all the pains
I learn to sacrifice and indulge all the killings

I live the tough times, I laugh at pranks
Coping up everyday, filling up the gaps and blanks
Living all alone in this distant place
My heart is harden through the days
I am totally change in so many ways

In a lonely night, all alone in my post
I have been thinking what all this sacrifices cost
For myself and for my family that I love most
I regret nothing for the sovereignty lost
Because I know It's worthy to be in this course

Away from the places I used to be
Not seeing the faces that I used to see
I tasted the vain, I suffered the agony
But I'm standing still fighting the thorns inside of me
It's not bravery, I just embrace the life that meant for me

While many have chosen the life of sweet destiny
I prefer to surrender myself in a world of glorious history
We're few, we're chosen, we're not that ordinary
Holding on tight with aspirations, turning dreams into reality
I can now stand tall with pride and dignity

*dedicated to my fellow soldiers

©coniconz'11