A Soldiers Thoughts

A SOILDERS THOUGHTS

I cannot sleep tonight
rarely can I sleep in the day
My grip is tight and my eyes alert
so you can have a safe place to lay;

There are eyes that watch my every move
eyes of fiery red
Hoping to catch me slip an inch
hoping to see me dead;

From door to door I knock real hard
hoping that they will let let me in
My life in constant danger
as I search for these ruthless men;

Everyone speaks the same 
for it's I who's in a foreign land 
The only difference between right and wrong
is when they raise up their evil hand;

I realize that I am not on vacation
as I stare deep into their mirror
I realize that I have a job to do
And that is to fight against this terror....
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Babcock Avatar
May 14, 2016 at 11:59 AM
Congrats on your poem being featured. love phyl
Cathey Avatar
May 10, 2016 at 4:01 PM
Great write...David.
Kimathi Avatar
May 8, 2016 at 11:16 AM
I felt a soldier's thoughts as I read through your verse.... Congrats Edward, for having your piece featured in the Poetry Soup homepage!! ;-)
A   Avatar
March 13, 2016 at 10:13 AM
Hi Edward, Congratulations on your awesome win. Thank you so much for supporting my contest. Stop by my blog "LAST CALL" if you like. ((( note from MEakaPD Thank you ALL for waiting and chilling, while I sat on the sideline. Since March 1st, I moved to the 4th largest city in the USA (by population.) One of the hardest decisions EVER-EVER!!! I will keep short on my visits until April 1st. After that, there's no holding me back LOL -unless God has other plans. Always & Forever ~LINDA~
Brown Avatar
May 3, 2010 at 10:18 AM
From the poetry I have been reading today I can see the weekend handed out a lot of inspiration. I enjoyed reading your poetry today and wish you continued inspiration thank you for sharing Ed. Love, Carol
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