She Sings

Teeth gritted

Eyes gaping with no remorse

Palms grieving, shaking steadily

An unrecognizable force

Trembling courageous power

This power

With each shake

Exceptional pride

Bone marrow into the ground

Determination unable to break

Stomach weak, rocking

Each moment slower

Effortlessly over the dessert

With incredible wings

Justified enough

His weapon sings

Marching amongst

Land and sea

Heart bursting

The inescapable fate

A prologue is an epilogue implied

Written on what’s about to be

Drenched skin expelling

Pure undeniable glory

Blood prepared to spill and fly

For that waving flag

Clearing in the smoke

Looming down, dancing from the sky

Although it may be the last time

They dress in honor

The final hour they may

Adorn their flesh in this armor

What they feel

Each second in training

Laced in sweat

Sandstorms weeping

Down their spines

The enemies are reaping

Acknowledged with courage

Drowning every ounce of their being

Engulfed in an integrity

Civilians are masked from seeing

No fear within

Their very own soul

No compassion

For themselves

In these treacherous tides

Packaging it unspoken

Into their comrades

At their fronts and sides

Signatures lost

Engraved in marble and shale

A soldier somewhere weeps

But America, she is rejoicing

This freedom she keeps

The sky becomes vacant

Sound is hidden

The earth, their vision

Their God given gift of life is ridden

The day turns to night

Blood shattered

Pooled at their very feet

Like shadows of glass in the ground

Immensely worth

These cowering enemies

Our soldiers slay and defeat

Somewhere in the fold

In the battle

There is a cry

No matter the disguise

The battle is never over

They call it “Semper-fi”

No longer in their armor

No more a brave, determined knight

Their hideous memories remain

In dreams, people and places

They’re never out of the fight

The flag torn, muddied

By soldiers, brothers outfits torn

Stained; bloodied

Whips as the fiery beast

They fell to adore

Standing today with dignity

Thousands of beautiful lives lost

To keep the anthem singing

No matter how big or small the cost

You cannot back down

Mustn't cower

An officer suggests

You fall to your knees and pray

You may not find the ability at that moment

Or the words to say

No matter the battle or the war

Believe or not

Dear god, let this glorified limitless eagle

Continue to soar

Behind a helmet

Protective gear

A Father or Mother

May surface a great fear

Their child may wander alone

Saluting their parent at a grave

With only a photograph in hand

Their one last gift being the everlasting

Ability to live safely in a free land

On career day

A child cannot bring their parent

But know the words

They are about to say

“I’m going to grow up to be just like him”

And the teacher will ask

“What does he do?”

The answer will be simple

His job is to defend this Red White and Blue