The Soldier Poem by ben burgess
The Soldier
There he stands; this broken down man,
His body tired and weak as his feet pierce the sand,
Ten thousand miles from happiness and safety,
As he cries from the top of his lungs; god please save me.
The agony of this chosen life has struck him hard,
There’s nowhere left to run and it’s already going dark,
Can he survive another night in this desert?
A part of him feels like giving up and saying forget it.
It’s been another day of nothing but bloodshed,
He gave all he could until he had nothing else left,
But maybe tomorrow things will be different,
As he listens to the sound of the mortars in the distance.
The intense heat of the morning sun strikes his forehead,
As he pinches his skin so tightly to confirm he’s not yet dead,
It’s time to start moving and escape from this living hell,
Will he make it out of here alive, only time will tell.
He has walked for hours and hours and still he’s no closer,
All he wants is to be with his beautiful wife and hold onto her,
There she is, he can see her standing at the bottom of the sand dune,
As he starts running towards her he can’t believe he’s going to see her again so soon.
He makes it safely down to the bottom,
Arms open wide; he thought he’d been forgotten,
And that’s when the intense pain hit him in his tracks,
As he falls to the ground, what was that?
Nothing is clear to him anymore, his eyes are blinkered,
The bullet has just struck him, as he lay there injured,
He watches as the blood drains from his body,
Wondering what will people think of me?
He pulls out a small picture and kisses his wife goodbye,
He holds it so tightly as he looks up to the dark sky,
As he slips away knowing his time here on earth is over,
He still feels proud to have lived the life of a ‘soldier’.
copyright 2009 ben burgess all rights reserved.
An amzing piece full of emotion, compassion, sensitivity and consciousness about the other humans' pains, griefs and dilemmas. You got deeper in your heart in this poem. i can see clearly your evolution from poem 1 to poem 3. You are a gifted poet and humane person.
I have the same feeling of upset about our soldiers. Try 'Recruit'. I'll catch you up later. Sally
A very hard hitting poem, well described, I feel sorry for all those wives affected by these Brit Brothers we're loosing
Provocative and affecting - this poem addresses all the issues surrounding war with eloquence and dignity.
My father was in WWII it is a very moving poem from a true poet. laurel
emotional poem! ! ! great expresions! ! ! sincere feelings! ! ! penned from the bottom of the heart...
My husband was there, he came back home...I cry for the ones that didn't. Very moving poem. Thanks for remembering.
This poem has not been translated into any other language yet.
I would like to translate this poem
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4/25/2024 3:21:05 AM # 1.0.0.1119
this is amazing...im at a point now where i understand exactly how the soldier feels