What are we if not our word?

What are we if not our word?

 

 

 

Trained to do what others would not nor could not.

 

Trained in the worst the world has to offer.

 

Kept a promise to the country they loved,

“I will not fail you”.

 

Kept a promise to the ones they loved…

“I will come back to you,

by body or soul”,

let my brothers carry me home if they must.

 

To many have come back in,

caskets.

 

Born to keep honor in their hearts,

honor is never learned,

it is the steadfast word of those who serve.

 

Let the night fall,

let the moon show.

 

In the jungles, desert, forests, and grass lands,

be the realm they live in.

 

Be more than you can be,

be the one who took courage by the horns,

and thrust it forward.

 

Test the ones before you,

let them honor the ones,

that fate has left behind.

 

Make them the ones,

that fate honors.

 

In their wake,

we shall not forget.

 

Others after them shall know what trials they suffered.

 

No word needs to be given,

to honor their duty,

their requiem is now spoken.

 

It was honor and nothing more,

my body is given in honor of your,

freedom.

 

Let it not be said that they did not honor,

their fate. 

Reviews

[Stella Armour]

What price freedom tho', and did they really die to honour their country or were they pawns in the oil games?

Brave and honourable young men and women go to war for seemingly all the right reasons their governments feed them...so many of those that do return never survive the horrors mentally ....

[ron]

That maybe true. But evil had to be stopped, and the ones that went did it with honor.
Yes the horrors they saw and experienced will haunt most if not all of them.
Thank you for reading and your review.

[Stella Armour]

True Ron, my comment is mainly because of poems written by a soldier friend of mine who had first hand experience of the front line and now realises that he went to war to make a difference but the war was really about power struggles amd oil and not freedom..as he was led to believe.

[ron]

I understand Stella. I have been to a few hot zones and it looks different then what we were told it was for...in some cases.

[Stella Armour]

Sorry for the rant Ron, maybe my English viewpoint is different to yours... but yes, they go with good intentions and God bless all of them..

[ron]

That's ok Stella.

[Vidya Bacchus]

This is a harsh truth of war and the people who give their life to protect others, like you my brave friend.Very touching pen ;-)

[ron]

Thank you but I have not been in a war zone like so many others have.

[Bright Ocean Star]

Ron, this one touched me beyond measure. My son just entered the Marines and is just completing basic training. I loved this one! You captured the essence of the mindset perfectly. I am in your debt, sir. This one is going in my favorites. Thank you for sharing it.

[ron]

Thank you Bright Ocean, and thanks to your son for serving and thanks to you for being his parent.read moreThank you Bright Ocean, and thanks to your son for serving and thanks to you for being his parent.
I feel honored.

[jacob erin-cilberto]

if i did favorites, this would go in without hesitation.
a very beautiful and patriotic piece....we hate war...but we have to love our soldiers who risk and often give up their lives to keep us safe.

[ron]

Thank you jacob, you are very kind to say so.
I don't think anyone really wants war, but it is the ones that go and sacrifice so much that allow us to have the freedoms we have.

[Lauriegirl]

This is a searing and passionate write. very well done

[ron]

Thank you very much.

[Frieda P]

Speechless ron, this is extraordinary. Your best....going in my library toot sweet!

[ron]

Thank you Frieda. I wish I could show this to those who served and put themselves in harms way.
read moreThank you Frieda. I wish I could show this to those who served and put themselves in harms way.
But I don't know where to send it to

[Fenix Flight]

Wow. this is just.. I'm speachless. The loyalty and honor is so raw. I love this. This is going into my library.

Thank you so much for prtoecting this country :-D *hugs*

[ron]

Thank you Fenix. I don't know if I did justice to the ones who put their lives on the line, but I tried.

[Fenix Flight]

You breathing and living your life free makes thier heartbreakign sacrafice not in vain. As logn as you live and do the best you can you will be serving them justice

[ron]

Thank you Fenix. I will try.

[Lyn Anderson]

A straightforward and honest piece on the complexity of what it is to be a soldier. One thing, fifth stanza from the bottom, ones, not one's

[ron]

Thank you KL. I think I fixed them

[Lyn Anderson]

Perfect, and no problem.

[ron]

Thank you KL. I was listening to "The Green Berets" when I wrote this.