Larry Belt Poet Rhyme

I Wasn'T There

I wasn't there when you were born
I was in a foreign land
I wasn't there to see you walk
Or take you by the hand

I wasn't there when you turned one
My country needed me
I wasn't there to hear you talk
I'm as sorry as can be

I wasn't there to see you smile
When you met Santa Claus
I was here defending peace
They say, a rightous cause

I wasn't there to slay the monsters
That live beneath your bed
I wasn't there to tuck you in
Or kiss you on your head

I wasn't there to say goodbye
And wipe the tears you cried
The day they came in uniform
And told you that I died

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Doris Culverhouse January 31, 2011 at 5:53 PM so sad....great tribute to a soldier!!

Barbara Gorelick January 31, 2011 at 4:25 PM Wow Larry, this is so touching. A beauty..BG

Ralph Taylor January 31, 2011 at 10:51 AM God bless our military, my friend. Sad and heart wrenching story. Great write. Ralph

Anthony Nutter January 31, 2011 at 10:22 AM This is a real tear jerker, a sad reminder of the ones paying the ultimate sacrifice for this country.