Carry On Little Soldier

Starting  school, having fun making friends!
carry on little soldier,
Mom escorts home and daddies on the phone.
carry on little soldier,
Middle school starts off with a blast!
carry on little soldier,
Mom and Dad are shouting again.
carry on little soldier,
School is getting harder.
carry on little soldier,
Losing friends to study more.
carry on little soldier,
Barely made it into Highschool.
carry on little soldier,
Parents divorced - mother left.
carry on little soldier,
Highschool kids bullying again.
carry on little soldier,
Father lashing down mentally and physically.
carry on little soldier,
Shut in to keep distance from the world.
carry on little soldier,
Study more to keep with their pace.
carry on little soldier,
Father lashing out drawing blood.
carry on little soldier,
Graduation coming soon.
carry on little soldier,
Scraping together little sums of cash.

carry on little soldier,
Graduates as the salutatorian.
carry on little soldier,
Leaves his hometown without any goodbyes.
carry on little soldier,
Years later met a girl and fell in love.
carry on little soldier,
Lived happily and the wife was pregnant.
carry on little soldier,
A child was born!
carry on little soldier,
Hospital bills are stacking up.

carry on little soldier,
Joins the military while the wife supports.
carry on little soldier,
On the front lines and outnumbered.
carry on little soldier,
Wife sings the child a lulaby.
carry on little soldier,
Father sheds a tear thinking of his life.
carry on little soldier,
Child giggles while the wife hums.
carry on little soldier,
1 month later military confirms MIA.
carry on little soldier.

This poem is about: 
My country

Comments

Sherry Jones Myers

Loved it !!!!   Good Job !!

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