By Daily Sunr poetry desk Contibutory Author Tori V
Read Go Soldier 1 – Open Free Style Version
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Listen close –
The bravest of all,
you carry the weight – the burden,
the silent drum in your chest,
a heart carved from iron and fear,
willing – always willing –
to protect what we hold dear.
So go, Soldier, go.
Leaving –
smile masking the tear,
a farewell wrapped in hope,
faith tight in your grip,
not sure if this is goodbye –
or just a pause, a breath,
before the storm breaks.
You take off – still smiling, still strong –
So go, Soldier, go.
Sacrifice –
the hardest word, the longest shadow –
family, friends, unborn dreams left waiting,
all on your shoulders, a mountain you wear like armor.
How brave can one be?
Brave enough to go anyway.
So go, Soldier, go.
Planes roar, engines burning –
you wave – not just goodbye –
but promise, courage painted on your face.
The day arrives, electric, sharp –
eager, ready –
to fight, to save, to protect –
So go, Soldier, go.
Hero –
not the myth, not the mask,
but the blood, the sweat,
the heart laid bare on the battlefield.
Your aim: to stand until every shadow flees –
until safety blooms in the ruins.
So go, Soldier, go.
Born to the beat of a different drum –
once a baby with toys,
now a man with a mission,
soldier growing in the silence,
growing in the storm –
Ready.
So go, Soldier, go.


