A Soldier's Litany
© by Christine Marie Rosinski

One round is fired
his life is spent
off to the bad lands he went
it was the right thing to do
or so he heard from me and you

four times returned, for what cause
each one put his life on pause
and his soul bled a little more
it wondered, what am I here for
to make peace or even a score

then in the end his spirit dies
the murder weapon, one man’s lies
his life force cries for accountability
and from our sea to their sea
blood stained hands accompany.

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