Joan Donnelly Ellis Poet Lyric

You Are a Soldier

You Are A Soldier

 How I wish the words would come forward
 And speak of the pride felt within my heart
 When I discovered
 How you laid down your life
 And marched away from home to do your part
 How I wish you knew the hours
 I cried for you in prayer
 You were the stranger that I loved 
 Fighting a war 
 For an elite society that never cared
 You shouldered burdens
 No man can endure
 Your fight was for freedom
 Of a country you held pure
 Then the reality set in
 War is a fight one does not win
 And if you were lucky
 You returned again
 To your country
 Lead by corrupt men 
 With hearts polluted by sin
 And you struggle wondering why
 You feel
 If it came right down to it
 You would do it all again

It is because you are a soldier

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Mohamad Erfan Givehchi November 30, 2015 at 12:24 PM Hi Joan , Let me be honest with you , you have a very beautiful pen , Great... m.e.givehchi

Michael Tor November 10, 2015 at 10:46 PM Joan this is so true! Love this write of yours it is one of my favorites. I hope you are doing well. Come and check out my newest writes if you have time. Joan Donnelly Ellis November 11, 2015 at 5:18 AM Thank you Michael. Will do.