The Soldier

The world is crazy outside
Buildings burning
People screaming
People bleeding
She hears the gunshots outside her house
Sirens loudly down the streets
She’s sitting in the corner
Rocking back and forth
In all this chaos she watches her family
Everything around her
She goes outside and boom!
The gunshot goes through her arm
She wakes up hours later looking at a soldier
She wishes she would have died
Through all this chaos
She’s wondering what is doing there
She smiles at the soldier and says, “I should be dead”
The soldier says, “No, you should not"
She says back “Why did you rescue me?”
He replies, “Because it’s my job”
She drifts back to sleep in his arms
Next time she wakes up she’s in a hospital
All she remembers is the guy saving her from all the chaos
Copyright © | Year Posted 2011

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May 6, 2016 at 10:01 AM
Lesli Cooper, this is an awesome poem, thank you for sharing. ~SKAT~
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April 24, 2016 at 8:48 AM
Lesli, nicely penned. Glad to read your poem today. Luv *LINDA*
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July 19, 2011 at 7:08 AM
Thank you for sharing your poetry with us today Lesli. I enjoyed reading it and will be back again soon to read more. Love, Carol
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