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