Soldier Poem by Richard Davis SR.
Soldier
We could have stayed at home
Ignored the time in history you called for us
Used our greater power to provide for only us
Build greater Chinese walls around us
We do not need commerce with you
Pulling away from a world economy will not hurt us
Then what would be said of us
And where would the world be without us
Resurrect thousands of white crosses in Arlington
Why should you deserve them?
Thinking we only do for ourselves
Take back your bullets and shrapnel from my body
And restore the lives of my brothers
And erase these memories that belong to you
Take the tears from my eyes I shed for you
As I shielded your wounded from your own
And you say it is wickedness that we do
When I fought, bled, and cried for you
“So that others may live”
Is a concept foreign to you
A soldiers love is a very powerful thing
Because even now I would still die for you
So you can live.
devotion to something other than self, is an honorable thing. take care.
Arlington was, and is to this day, one of the most moving experiences of my life, with its sea of crosses. Beside the memory of it is the memory of the Veitnam Memorial Wall, with its sea of names....and each time I see them, or remember them, my soul cries for those men and women who died 'so I could live.' Thank you, Richard, for printing this one, and for causing me to again remember the sacrifices they made, and the lives they gave. Scarlett
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4/19/2024 10:45:35 PM # 1.0.0.1119
Strong poem with a lot of meaning i like this one