~
Another Day In The Life Of
A Soldier ~
He takes a deep long
breath
Acrid smoke fills up his
lungs
His eyes dart back and
forth
As he grips onto his gun.
Alert to every sound
that's made
His heart is beating fast
'Why in the world am I
here?
Will this day be my last?'
Different thoughts race
through his head
As bullets are being
sprayed
He ducks back down into
his hole
And silently he starts to
pray.
An explosion happens
nearby
It's so very close to him
He hears his friend scream
out in pain
As the daylight starts to
dim.
Perspiration drips off his
chin
He wipes his forehead with
his sleeve
He's doing this for God
and country
Because this is what he
believes.
He'll do his job as
bullets fly
He'll always do what's
right
Protect us from the evil
ones
Morning, noon, and night.
He inches slowly on the
ground
To his bloody friend close
by
He checks his pulse as
tears fall
And lets out an audible
sigh.
'Dear Lord help me through
this
Don't let my friend die
here
Help me get him back to
safety'
As we wipes away the
tears.
His senses are now keenly
attuned
But a silence permeates
the air
He raises his head to look
around
The enemy is no longer
there.
A medic starts working on
his friend
He stands there and starts
to sob
Unfortunately his friend
didn't make it
But another soldier will
do his job.
Right now he wants
someplace safe
So he can write a letter
to his wife
He'll tell her how much he
loves her
And how today, another
soldier lost his life.
~*~
Chee Chee Martin ©
2009
Whisperings Of The Mind
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