MEMORIAL DAY MESSAGE

AN AMERICAN SOLDIER

An American soldier died today

How many citizens paused to pray

For the brave young man who gave up his life

Leaving behind a grieving wife.

His Mother's alone, her heart is broken

A folded flag will be the token

She'll receive in love from her son's wife

To help an old woman remember her boy's life.

His only child, fatherless now

Hugs his mother and wonders how

To be courageous, to be great

But he's just a boy, he's only eight.

Congress debates, generals report

Polls suggest there's little support

Everyone claims we'll leave when we're able

Benchmarks and time frames are now on the table

That's little comfort for these three

For their precious loved one, they'll never see.

Every day our young men and women fight

Believing America is the world's guiding light

Don't try guessing whether I voted for Bush or Gore

Don't imagine you know if I'm for or against this war

Your guess could be wrong and you'd dismiss

My message and it's important, all I wanted to say is this

An American soldier died today

How many citizens paused to pray?

Original poem by Onehealthpro