Soldier's Photo Poem by Ima Ryma

The soldier's photo's on the wall,
And it was taken just before
He did answer the duty call
By his nation to fight the war.
He was only age twenty two,
Leaving his same age wife behind,
Separations as many do,
As demanded by humankind.
I see that photo each time I
Near the mantel of the fireplace.
Why did this soldier have to die?
I see some of me in his face.

This soldier's photo makes me sad
I never got to meet my Dad.