Soldier Man

Posted by CMG on July 23, 2023

1 min read · family, war

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My Dad, my father, a soldier man
why he choose war over family I didn't understand

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As a child I saw him leave for a foreign nation
for a course far beyond my own comprehension

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As the years passed I heard him repeat the reason
though it seemed to change once every season

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The first one I heard was about helping people
to protect their new nation so young and feeble

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Then came one of support and deep family devotion
as only men grazed by battle had any chance of promotion

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The last one I heard ringed to me most true
that man must answer when obligation is due

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