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Seven Sorry Soldiers

Seven sorry soldiers
Hiding in a ditch
Errol caught some shrapnel
And then there were six

Six sorry soldiers
Barely glad to be alive
Barrett took a bullet
And then there were five

Five sorry soldiers
As brave as trained to be
Geoff and Tom stood on a bomb
That left only three

Three sorry soldiers
Curt and Blare and Ron
Blare was scalped from a turret
The other two went on

Two sorry soldiers
Ronald T and Curt
Curtis had to press right on
When Ronald B got hurt

Just one sorry soldier:
Curtis M McGee
One of seven not yet in heaven
That sorry soul is me

Copyright © Andrew Holt | Year Posted 2016

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Cynthia Buhain-Baello Date: 3/28/2016 8:57:00 PM Excellent poem on soldiers, the great price they pay for serving, and the amazing, exact word used repeatedly - "sorry" - which conveys the irony of it all. Brilliant writing, relevant and timely message, last line has a tremendous impact. Rated 7~~~Cynthia Login to Reply Andrew Holt Date: 3/28/2016 9:10:00 PM I used alliteration intentionally to make the last line more poignant. Andrew Holt Date: 3/28/2016 9:06:00 PM Thank you so much!

Poet Destroyer A Date: 3/28/2016 7:05:00 PM Andrew, that is deep and must be hard to face... LINDA Login to Reply Andrew Holt Date: 3/28/2016 7:54:00 PM Hi Linda. Is there any way to comment or receive comments for works submitted unless you are subscribed on Premium? Thank you, Andrew.