Soldier

Soldier

Lain down are my weapons
strain so hard to behave
gain little ground in my effort
pain has made me her slave
brain tumbles, then it fires
again, I must shoot to save.

By Jeanne MacGregor Lahn

Responses

6 comments so far.

1. Kim Richardson says:

   Interesting poem.

2. sam says:

   I like this, and in agreement to Kim it's interesting/

3. Jason Partington says:

   I'd say, even if the solder didn't cover much ground, you sure did in this short poem. Very nicely done

4. lala la says:

   deep and really cool. alot said in a few words

5. Jeanne Lahn says:

   Thanks a million! It was a strong image that inspired it - glad I captured it in an interesting way.

6. Haidhelly Ramirez says:

   nice poem.......