Courage is standing in the middle of a war zone <br />Not knowing if you’ll be making it back home <br />Courage is leaving your loved ones behind <br />Not knowing for sure if you were seeing them for the last time <br />Courage is holding the weapon in your hand in a do or die place <br />Not showing the enemy traces of your fear and despair on your face <br />Courage is able to sleep at night with one eye open and eye closed <br />Not knowing if tomorrow, you’ll be the next one not coming home <br />Courage is reading a letter from a loved one holding back the tears <br />Remaining strong is your mission and survival becomes your darkest fears <br />Courage is seeing soldiers die right in front of you <br />While you are aware that your life is at risk for a mission you were born to do <br />Courage is being a hero in everyone’s eyes <br />Whether or not you come out alive <br />There, you will always and forever remain; a Soldier’s War of Courage…<br /><br />Gail Doyle<br /><br />http://www.poemhunter.com/poem/a-soldier-s-war-of-courage/
