Mike Youds Poet Sonnet

Soldier's Sonnet

I’m back home from the field I have fought on  		
Returned to sender “into Brize Norton”.			
Think not The Hero, that’s not where I’m at			
Don’t fight for country, I’m no patriot				
For my child, my family, all of my friends			
For people I love let deeds meet the ends.			
But remember when you ask me to kill			
It’s at your command these deaths I fulfill.			
When I signed on to serve Queen & country			
Employed and fulfilled I wanted to be				
Not glory, excitement, sport or travel				
Certainly not my life to unravel
So I fought, I killed; I did as you said.				
It matters not now; no now that I am dead.

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Beata Agustin March 23, 2025 at 6:00 AM Thanks for sharing this... exposing your thoughts through your unique poetic style. Meanwhile, I greet you with the love of the Lord, expressed by John 3:16 of the Bible, "For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life." Be blessed.

Skat A January 22, 2016 at 7:44 PM MIKE, Enjoyed the way you expressed every line. Always with LUV **SKAT**