A Dying Soldier's Prayer

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    A Dying Soldier's Prayer

     As he lay dying
    in a pool of blood
    on the desert floor

    His ravaged body
    nearly lifeless
    shattered armour
    by his side

    His eyes...
    once filled with tears
    now nearly dry
    looks to the heavens

    He prays for forgiveness
    Father; I shall kill no more
    Forgive my brothers
    as they fight this war

    For they do not fight
    for themselves
    but for the greed
    and the power
    of many more

    With one last gasp
    he says once more
    Father please forgive me

    And then no more...


    ~ Mary A. Eaton~
    Dec. 10, 2009

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    tierra7 commented on A Dying Soldier's Prayer

    12-26-2009

    oh Lady Mary....this is a jagged knife rippin' in ones heart...it pains us all to know such evil and horrid happenin' to our own people...soooo much blood is spilled ..a families worse nightmare in the battlefields on other sands....ty for the share.and for thinkin' of our military forces... Namaste..Terra @}-'-.- (10+ ).
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    Mareann

    12/27/2009

    Thank you tierra, I so do apprecieate your warm and caring comments, thankk you for reading my poem.. Mary

    Teardrops commented on A Dying Soldier's Prayer

    12-12-2009

    beautiful poem and so true maybe one day there will be no more war maybe one day
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    Mareann

    12/26/2009

    I'm with you on that note..Thanks for commenting, mary

    Poetry is not a turning loose of emotion, but an escape from emotion.

    T. S. Eliot (1888-1965) American-English poet and playwright.

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