fallen soldier

a group of soldiers
standing at watch
to seek the enemy about.
eyes are in all directions
so fixed are their looks.
ears are hearing every sound.
what is that crunching we hear?
guns are ready and cocked,
to shoot at dark shadows.
racing on by so stealthfully,
sneaky, sneaky, are those demons about.
one soldier is shot silent.
chaos starts up.
shooting fires are blasting.
enemy is falling dead.
one by one they fall,
because of their soldier friend.
carrying him on their shoulders,
running with care.
one of their own, has fallen
not in spite, but in honor instead.
he had a life back home.
but now is snuffed
due to enemy rebels about.
his wife falls down from the words
she is hearing; NO! this cannot be!
we regret to inform you is all she heard.
dark clothes are worn by all.
except the soldiers with guns
walking past her in uniforms.
raising their gunes in the air.
a ten gun salute goes off
to fire in his honor.
his name now resides
on that big wall over there.
look down the list of names
and you will find him among the fallen.
remember them all, never forget.
their lives cut short, never sweet.
left behind, left to deal
with wars harsh reality.

one by one they fall