A SOLDIER
I WAS THAT WHICH OTHER DID NOT WANT TO BE.
I WENT WHERE OTHERS FEARED TO GO,
AND DID WHAT OTHERS FAILED TO DO.
I ASKED NOTHING FROM THOSE WHO GAVE NOTHING,
AND RELUCTANTLY ACCEPTED THE THOUGHT OF
ENTERNAL LONELINESS ... SHOULD I FAIL.
I HAVE SEEN THE FACE OF TERROR;
FELT THE STINGING COLD FEAR;
AND ENJOYED THE SWEET TASTE OF A MOMENTS LOVE.
I HAVE CRIED, PAINED, AND HOPED ... BUT MOST OF ALL,
I HAVE LIVED TIMES OTHERS WOULD SAY WERE BEST FORGOTTEN.
AT LEAST SOMEDAY I WILL BE ABLE TO SAY THAT I WAS   more...PROUD OF
WHAT I WAS ...
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