Mr Soldier Poem by Babatunde Aremu

Mr Soldier

Rating: 4.9


Mr soldier is woken by the beagle
Left, right he is marched on by the whistle
The sound of the whistle
Is a clarion call to duty
Off he goes
Leaving the wife only with a goodbye kiss
And the children with a wave of hand
Whether he returns or not
Does not matter to him
Mr soldier must obey the call
The love of fatherland supersedes all
As a mule sanctioned to cultivate
Mr soldier is drafted to quell riots
The man of war is commanded to war
He must stop the terrorists
He must go after the rebels
He must maintain peace abroad
All his life is service
He is ever dutiful
He is always battle ready
Mr soldier is a sacrifcial lamb
If he is victorious
He is a hero decorated with epaulets
If he is terminated at battle
He becomes an effigy
And he is tagged as unknown soldier

POET'S NOTES ABOUT THE POEM
Dedicated to Nigerian soldiers who are constantly drafted to maintain peace within and abroad
COMMENTS OF THE POEM
Valsa George 22 January 2013

So true! So realistically you have portrayed the life of a soldier! At all circumstances, he has to respond to the call of duty. If he wins, he is hailed a hero and if not, an effigy to be burnt down! A nice dedication!

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Lyn Paul 22 January 2013

You told a great story of A soldiers life. Very sad

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Dave Walker 23 January 2013

A fantastic poem, heartfelt words.

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Veeraiyah Subbulakshmi 26 January 2013

the life of a soldier is very haunting! even after he retires, he has to live with his sad and cruel memories! a nice poem on soldiers!

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Rahul Pandey 07 February 2013

soldier... Respect shows your poetry They sacrifies to set us free

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Ebi Robert 15 November 2013

this poem is the best i think i have read through out this year...thanks

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Ramesh Rai 12 October 2013

a beautiful write expressing the life n sacrifices of a soldier

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John Brown 01 October 2013

It's sad, but man's greatest talent it seems is to become expert at blowing other men to bits. Good poem.

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Ruth Walters 01 October 2013

I hate wars and politicians who send men to die when at the end, when all is done we all have to talk to each other and come to some sort of compromise about our issues, our differences. Yes I respect a soldier for defending his own but when we are really civilised, hopefully there will be no need :) It is much harder to create a life than to destroy it, much harder to build than to knock down.......but often the easier route is taken.

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Ramesh Rai 23 September 2013

The life of a soldier is fully dedicated to his country and her people. a great write.

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