When Doves Cry

I stand before you gathered here, honored to pay tribute today, To the unknown soldier, who typifies all soldiers come what may. She is a daughter, a mother, a sister, He is a son, a father, a brother, Willing to step up to protect us all, A soldier, a sailor, aviator or other, We owe a debt that can never be repaid. No matter how each did roam, Brave young men and women, many broken, some didn’t come home . Life altering actions. The hardship they endured, the horror they saw. Let us bow our heads and pray there’ll be an end soon, to every war. True even those that made it home, broken minds heard the doves cry. They were not properly looked after, some homeless, decided to die. World leaders and religious heads, join us now, stop ordering them to go. We are humans put on earth to love one another; this you should know. If its so important to enlist violence you leaders, step in and have a go. Take guns, tanks, missiles and land mines, we will all watch the show. My tribute to the unknown soldier is at an end. May he rest in peace. And may we all acknowledge the need for all war and fighting to cease.