Poem of the Month

Silent Soldier

“Thou therefore endure hardness, as a good soldier of Jesus Christ.”

2 Timothy 2:3 (KJV)

There’s a war going on everyday

But this soldier often has no words to say

Constantly attacked by different opponents

Has made him lose confidence

So he second guesses his every move

Wishing his alarm would just go off when he pushes snooze

But the fighter inside of him always rises to the occasion

Love, faith & empathy make him ignore self-preservation

He goes on fighting for what he believes in

Sometimes suffering many losses just for one win

He drags himself through waste & feces just to save families

Suppress emotions to compromise with frenemies

He often thinks his training hasn’t prepared him for half of what he’s seen

When did this world get so mean?

But for what he holds dear he bears his cross

Hoping that his actions will at least prevent his kin from being lost

So he marches on

He continues to hum his battle song

Every day he puts on his uniform

Knowing that he must conform

Put away childish dreams

And join his regimes

Using his uniform to hide his scars of fear, doubt, pain & hurt

Wondering when these wounds would feel comfort

Hoping that he doesn’t become bitter

Knowing he doesn’t want to live the life of a quitter

Like a tree stuck in the middle of a wind storm

Bending but never breaking, his heart never gets cold but remains warm

Seeing that his passion is for those that follow him

Believing that because of him they’ll understand in the end

So he overlooks the lack of appreciation on the TV screens

His work may never be mentioned in dramatic scenes

He carries on knowing they wouldn’t bother

Because he’s simply a father