Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #229

Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #229

ON HIS WAY HOME

AS HE HUDDLES IN THE FOXHOLE
AMONGST HIS BUDDIES AND HIS FEARS,
HE SHIVERS IN THE SHADOWS,
ON THIS COLD AND LONELY NIGHT.

HE'S WEARY AND HE'S FRIGHTENED
DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE FIGHT.
HE WANTS TO CRY,BUT AFRAID THAT HE
MIGHT.

WHY SHOULD HE BE HERE,WHY MUST
TEENAGERS DIE?HIS BEST FRIEND WAS LOST
IN A BATTLE JUST THE OTHER NIGHT.

WHEN HE WAS A CHILD,NOT SO LONG AGO,
HIS GRAND PA TOLD HIM STORIES
OF THE KOREAN WAR HEROES.

HE TOLD OF ALL THE BRAVERY
THE GUTS AND GLORY SONGS,
THE GIRLS IN ALL THE PORTS,
HELPING THEM TO FORGET.

IN THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT
HE FEARS THAT HE JUST MIGHT,
SEE HIS FRIEND AND GRANDPA,
AGAIN THIS VERY NIGHT.

HE PULLS OUT A SCRAP OF PAPER
AND SLOWLY BEGINS TO WRITE.
DEAR MOM AND DAD,I'M SORRY FOR ALL
I'VE PUT YOU THROUGH,BUT NOW I MUST
SAY GOODBYE.I'LL LOVE YOU BOTH
FOREVER,AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU'VE
DONE.

HE'D SAY GOODBYE TO SUSIE
HIS FAVORITE GIRL AT SCHOOL,
BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW HIS FEELINGS,
HE FELT SUCH A FOOL.

THE SKY SUDDENLY WENT WHITE,
BRIGHTER THAN THE BIGGEST SPOTLIGHT.
WITH SHRAPNEL FALLING,LIKE HAIL
IN A STORM.

THE SOLDIER BOY FELT NO PAIN,
AS HE LOOKED UP ABOVE,SOMEONE CALLED
HIS NAME.COME ON BOY,WE'VE FISH TO
CATCH AND STORIES TO RECALL.AND BOY
I'M SURE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HOME.

THE END

Written from the Heart by KAT ROESSLER
MY BROTHER IS AN AIRFORCE VET,MY FATHER A NAVY VET

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Otis Willie PIO The American War Library	Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #229 Veterans/Memorial Day Poem, #229 ON HIS WAY HOME AS HE HUDDLES IN THE FOXHOLE AMONGST HIS BUDDIES AND HIS FEARS, HE SHIVERS IN THE SHADOWS, ON THIS COLD AND LONELY NIGHT. HE'S WEARY AND HE'S FRIGHTENED DOESN'T UNDERSTAND THE FIGHT. HE WANTS TO CRY,BUT AFRAID THAT HE MIGHT. WHY SHOULD HE BE HERE,WHY MUST TEENAGERS DIE?HIS BEST FRIEND WAS LOST IN A BATTLE JUST THE OTHER NIGHT. WHEN HE WAS A CHILD,NOT SO LONG AGO, HIS GRAND PA TOLD HIM STORIES OF THE KOREAN WAR HEROES. HE TOLD OF ALL THE BRAVERY THE GUTS AND GLORY SONGS, THE GIRLS IN ALL THE PORTS, HELPING THEM TO FORGET. IN THE DARKNESS OF THE NIGHT HE FEARS THAT HE JUST MIGHT, SEE HIS FRIEND AND GRANDPA, AGAIN THIS VERY NIGHT. HE PULLS OUT A SCRAP OF PAPER AND SLOWLY BEGINS TO WRITE. DEAR MOM AND DAD,I'M SORRY FOR ALL I'VE PUT YOU THROUGH,BUT NOW I MUST SAY GOODBYE.I'LL LOVE YOU BOTH FOREVER,AND THANKS FOR ALL YOU'VE DONE. HE'D SAY GOODBYE TO SUSIE HIS FAVORITE GIRL AT SCHOOL, BUT SHE DIDN'T KNOW HIS FEELINGS, HE FELT SUCH A FOOL. THE SKY SUDDENLY WENT WHITE, BRIGHTER THAN THE BIGGEST SPOTLIGHT. WITH SHRAPNEL FALLING,LIKE HAIL IN A STORM. THE SOLDIER BOY FELT NO PAIN, AS HE LOOKED UP ABOVE,SOMEONE CALLED HIS NAME.COME ON BOY,WE'VE FISH TO CATCH AND STORIES TO RECALL.AND BOY I'M SURE GLAD TO HAVE YOU HOME. THE END Written from the Heart by KAT ROESSLER MY BROTHER IS AN AIRFORCE VET,MY FATHER A NAVY VET More Poetry http://members.aol.com/warlib/poems.htm Submit a poem http://www.amervets.com/poems/mypoem.htm -- Otis Willie (Ret.) Military News and Information Editor (http://www.13105320634.com) The American War Library, Est. 1988 (http://www.amervets.com) 16907 Brighton Avenue Gardena CA 90247 1-310-532-0634 Military Webmaster Site Link Request Form: http://www.amervets.com/linkreq.htm Military and Vet Info-Exchange/Discussion Groups http://members.aol.com/warlibrary/share.htm