SOLDIER
I was that which others did not want to be.
I went where others feared to go ,
and did what others failed to do.
I asked nothing
from those who gave nothing.
And reluctantly accepted the thought
of eternal loneliness...
Should I fail....
I have seen the face of terror;
felt the stinging cold of fear;
And enjoyed the sweet taste
of a moment's love.
I have cried, pained, and hoped...
but most of all,
I have lived times others would say
were best forgotten.
At least someday
I will be able to say
that I was proud of
What I was....a soldier.
By: Permission of Author, GEORGE L. SKYPECK, Reg TM, Copyright
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