War Poem

Waves lap against our boat
as we wait in the cold
wrap our selves in our coat
Waiting for the order to be told

Watching all our mates watch us
Each thinking the same as the other
Are we going to fight tonight
Stand side by side like brothers

Orders been given and off we go
Terrifying noises all around
Bombs exploding in our sight
Machine guns are the other sound

Bullets are whizzing past us now
Dead bodies are scattered free
People running for their life
Screaming somebody help me

Trying to make sense of all this
Staying alive and alert through the night
Wanting to go home to our family
Keeping quiet and out of sight

The enemy is near
the footsteps are loud
But we will not give in
we stand together proud

Family in unit
brothers in blood
Fighting our corner
Covered in mud

No one sees the fear in our eyes
Waiting to see if its our time to die
Not wanting to die this way
But no other choice is what they say

So here I lay in eternal sleep
Replaying my life as a soldier
Would I change a single thing
would I still be here if war didn’t begin
A Soldiers Pray by Terrie Brushette @FamilyFriendPoems

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