A Soldier's Plight, Memorial Day

A Soldier’s Plight We move alone surrounded in plain sight Wanderers in the present, future, past Invisibly we share a soldier’s plight A pebble in the vision of their night A shadow just outside the livings grasp We move alone surrounded in plain sight Sad echo of the tin-clad fallen knight Heroes, adrift in life’s unfeeling lapse, Invisibly we share a soldier’s plight Our eyes cast down, our scarred hands clenching tight Warriors, still responding to the task, We move alone surrounded in plain sight We share the bond of those condemned to fight Old battles that still haunt their daytime naps Invisibly we share a soldier’s plight Our shadows pass with simple nod of kin Acknowledging, in loneliness, a friend. We move alone surrounded in plain sight Invisibly we share a soldier’s plight. John G. Lawless 5/26/2014