Stand like a soldier <br />Buried in my shoulder <br />Lies retraced <br />Across your palm <br /> <br />Your tears are soft <br />Like the wind <br />My shoulder hard <br />From the strain <br /> <br />I can feel it inside you <br />As you silently cry <br />Washing away the pattern on my shirt <br />Allowing me to relive <br /> <br />Standing like a soldier <br />Shoulder to shoulder <br />Your face is clear <br />And you smile, <br />- and I thank you with my heart.<br /><br />Becky Ginn<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/soldier-5/
