A SOLDIERS WISH

A person so selfish and giving and at the same time so headstrong and bold to take a life,our soldier. This work of mine depicts his feelings,wishes and devotion to his motherland. Hope you enjoy it!

I was a boy just like you,

But with a view which attracted

Very few.

 

I loved my parents a lot.

But loved the nation more,

No matter what.

 

I dreamt of uniforms, guns and tanks.

When my fellows were busy playing pranks.

Thinking about the glory I will have, when I join the army

Through the ranks.

 

And so chasing my dreams,

I landed in the army.

Young and bold with a name of mine to behold.

 

I was a lieutenant posted in the woods,

Which seemed to deter all the goods.

With the hazy view and the cold dew.

I lived there with all my crew.

 

It was a night when we had stalled,

Inside a bushy patch, covered with mud

And marshy tracks.

 

I saw two eyes gleaming at me

With a rifle in his hand beaming at me.

 

I froze, having my rifle by my side

Thinking should I kill the devil or,

Let him live his sinful life.

 

I charged at him, making my cry.

Running towards the sinner who was ready to die.

 

I put my bayonet through his chest, bleeding he was

And I put him to rest.

I soon realized, the sinner had done his deeds

He had stabbed me and I was in great needs.

 

Lying on the ground with the sinner aside, bleeding heavily

But I soon reconciled.

 

For a moment everything paused. A rush of memories

Filled my heart.

It were of my childhood days,

When I used to roam around with a pistol ablaze.

 

Those were childhood follies, not the real game.

And now when I look back, I think; should I have joined the army and,

Lived life on these marshy tracks or lived life in the luxurious flats.

 

But I am proud that I made a choice only a few dare to make.

For I am a soldier, the gun is my bride and an honorable death is my pride.

 

It’s not the medals I need;

For it’s the glory I seek.

No pain shall make me cry.

HUNTER I was born and;

HUNTER I will die.