This Man Was Loyal ,This Man Was Honor

He had loyalty
He had honor
He had me 
And a daughter

But being the man he was
With pride and good will
He gave himself up
To the stars and stripes
 
I remember him saying
Don’t worry I’ll be fine
And he would look away 
And I’d be crying

He gave me his word that he would be back
He wanted to be a firefighter after the war
But god had other plans
And a notice came to my door

Saying 

He had loyalty
He had honor
To the wife
And to the daughter

He said before he was shot 
To give this to you
It’s not much
But it will do

He loves you both
And wants you to remember him 
So with that
I give you this

And inside the package that came with the letter
Was a plaque that read
This man was loyal
This man was honor
Copyright © | Year Posted 2010

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Palli Avatar
February 7, 2010 at 6:17 AM
How sad and painful
Brown Avatar
February 7, 2010 at 4:44 AM
I would like to welcome you to PoetrySoup Katresa. I also wish you the best in your writing endeavors. If you have questions please feel free to ask anyone here. We are all willing to help and if we don't know the answer we will find someone who does. Love, Carol
Kendrick Avatar
February 6, 2010 at 3:51 PM
Sad write. I cannot know what you and your child are going through because I have not been there. You and your child have reason to be proud and have reason to write of your love and tribute to him. Keep the creative pen flowing. Sara
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