A Soldier Falls

In foreign mud.

In another land

He sheds his blood.

On that day

I guarantee

His thoughts were not

On you and me.

His future dreams

his family ties.

end in the soil

Where he lies.

His loved ones home

Are safe in bed.

Not yet knowing

He is dead.

It is them

Who sacrifice

The son, the daughter,

The soldier's wife.

Their pain so deep

We can not know

About our lives

We blindly go.

So for a moment

Just say a prayer

For the soldier's families

Both here and there.