"For He Was a Soldier"

“For He Was a Soldier”

cji

6/26/19

Sad was his smile

As lonely he stood

There among the dead

These he’d just killed

For he was a soldier

A tear fell as he slept

For awake was he

Alert in rest

Restless at peace

For he was a soldier

Clear his eyes searched

Wanting to live

Not wanting to kill

His gun his only friend

For he was a soldier

Why asked the pacifist

Who asked the enemy

Where asked his target

Thank you cried his children

For he was a soldier

Give up says the coward (crowd)

Freedom can’t be worth it

Sad was his smile

For he knew freedom’s worth

For he was a soldier….

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