Best Poems Written by Kaitlynn Patterson

In the Eyes of a Soldier

There I was,
Standing in the field,
Cocking and firing
With no warning to yield

I hear the drumming of drums
The stomping of feet
The yelling of people
With a particular beat

I want to go home
But I just can’t leave
So I keep on moving 
Continuing to grieve

I think of my family 
And my friends at my home
I wonder what they are doing 
While I stare at my chrome

Patches of blood
Down on my shirt
But it doesn’t bother me 
My soldiers are hurt

So I take my turn 
To stand and be proud
I cock my gun
In this vicious war cloud

I aim and then shoot 
Hitting my mark
But in the sky
I saw a bright spark

I thought it was over
But again and again
The bombs keep on coming
Killing our men

But we will not surrender
We will keep moving forward
Marching and shooting 
While continuing onward

Copyright © Kaitlynn Patterson | Year Posted 2012