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Prayer For a Homeless Veteran

Prayer for a Homeless Veteran
By Bob Corson

From the mountains in Afghanistan to the shores of Normandy
Brave American men and women risked their lives for you and me
God bless our veterans, brave bold and free
Stand behind them and praise them
They have fought to protect our liberty
They came from the mountains, from the prairies 
From near the oceans white with foam
God bless our veterans                                                                                                                                             
We owe them our lives and our home

He had a good job when he went off to war
But when he returned it was there no more

Unemployment ran out, so did his wife
He turned to the streets and began a new life

His clothes are all tattered as is his soul
Living on the street once paved with gold

He’s not a drunk, and he has no addiction
Posttraumatic stress disorder his only affliction

God bless our veterans, brave bold and free
Stand behind them and praise them
They have fought to protect our liberty

He sold all his medals for a room and a meal
God only knows the pain that he feels

He sleeps on a bench or under bridges all alone
God please help him get a place of his own

We feed and house immigrants from terrorist  nations
While our hero has to beg for one days rations.

If every American just gave a few bucks
It would help our hero down on his luck

God bless our veterans, brave bold and free
Stand behind them and praise them
They have fought to protect our liberty

They come from the mountains, from the prairies
From near the oceans white with foam
God Bless Our Veteran                                                                                                                                  
Please help him find a home of his own                                                                                                        God help him find a home of his own

First Place, Poetry Section, VA Hospital Arts Competition, May 17, 2014

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