(Iraq and Afghanistan)
Far from home
Fighting an enemy wearing civilian dress
In sweltering lands of a desert people
Fighting shadows
Fearing the next suicide bomber.
There is no glory only death
With snipers on rooftops
Landmines on lonely sandy roads
Exploding under army vehicles
Terrors playing cruel mind games
Breaking the mind asunder.
There was a promise made
Whispered to a weeping mother
While held within her farewell embrace
Promising to return home safe
And not within a flag draped coffin.
were you a soldier? fought in Iraq? is that your own experience? I would translate it to Arabic to show it to my friends
Promising to return home safe And not within a flag draped coffin. Heartfelt tribute to soldiers.I really liked it Col Muhammad Khalid Khan
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
Heart touching 😥😥😥😥😥😥