My Plight In Sight

My Plight in Sight I find myself alone I was once with many Dwindled to a few Now a sole survivor I am huddled here In the cold In this ditch That now serves as shelter It is not my fault I did my very best To help them survive To keep them alive Now I am freezing My hands shake And quiver As I hold my metal defense They are all around me now It is just a matter of time My thoughts are of home Of family and that tree in the yard The odds are not good I know they are not That I will hold your hand For now it is just a thought To have and to hold is just a dream Our baby in my hands Something I glean What happens now is unforeseen The din of earlier in the day Gives way to an eerie silence And here I have to stay To see if I will live another day This is war And I am a soldier Andreas Simic©