Today we lost another soldier, I do not know <br />His/her name. <br />Today we lost a soldier, I don’t know <br />From whence he/she came. <br /> <br />This was a soldier fighting in a war <br />As so many other soldiers had done this before. <br />It matters not what country the soldier is from. <br />For they no longer fight for country, but for each other. <br />All beliefs, religions, and honors are blown in the wind. <br />For war is not a joy, it is but a sin. <br /> <br />Once the soldier is gone, the family must live to carry on. <br />Wondering if it’s all been in vain <br />And if there was anything to gain. <br />The pains and the memories the families must bear <br />And with each other these they share. <br /> <br />A smile, a joke, a laughter, or two <br />These were the things they shared with you. <br />A love story or a relationship gone bad <br />These were the things that made them happy or sad. <br /> <br />A mother who inwardly cries <br />For it is so hard to say good-bye. <br />Nine months in her stomach, then tending <br />And caring for them and watching the child grow <br />This is what every mother knows. <br /> <br />A soldiers life is lost, but it’s not just any soldier you see <br />For this is the one that came from the father and me. <br />Yes! My child was a soldier and on the battle front they died <br />Trying to protect the freedom for you and I. <br /> <br />But let us mourn for all soldiers, for they are comrades <br />Who fought side by side, until the moment that they died. <br />It matters not if they are classified as the enemy <br />Death on all sides, there are so many. <br />They cry for their children, the same as we <br />And their hearts they do bleed. <br /> <br />If we as parents and family would be united as one <br />We would have these governments” under our gun”. <br />Until that day- we will always be “ a soldiers family”.<br /><br />louis rams<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-soldiers-family/
