SOLDIER

You walk around,

with a purpose in mind.

You walk around,

ready to fight for life.

I admire your strength,

I admire your courage.

You are more than a soldier,

a protector, defender.

For, before I met you,

I believed patriotism to be overrated,

a deceitful concept, unadulterated.

Loyalty to be a trait lost,

fallen into the abyss of history.

Yet you opened my mind,

and my heart.

With your wilful bravery,

and heartfelt slavery,

to your nation and your people.

Though some believe you to be a fool,

the truth is that they have no clue.

So let not their thoughts,

cloud your heart.

For your heart is a treasure,

that one cannot break or measure.

And though the world,

might take its ugly turn.

You will still find me here,

refusing to let my hopes burn.

I would still admire,

Your strength, your courage.

For I know, i can still find you here,

a soldier against the world.

Burden

This heart of mine,

has wept,tears of joy,

tears of pain.

Grief and Pride

together outweighed.

This heart of mine,

has kept hidden,

memories of you and me,

for all eternity.

The laughter we shared,

the pain we endured.

This heart of mine,

has hoped for a life,

better and brighter.

My prayers intact,

despite life's lack of tact.

This heart of mine,

has wondered a million times,

why it endures,

this loneliness.

In all its glory,

this profound misery.

Yet this heart of mine,

has loved you all these years,

never changing its course,

even after you left.