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Soldier's Pain

January 13, 2012
By Nofie GOLD, Jericho, New York
Nofie GOLD, Jericho, New York
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Sick is the mind
Of the soldier conditioned to love his war;
Injured is the body
Of the brave soul;
Bruised is the heart
Of the man who bandages the wounded;
Worried is the mind
Of the desperate mother,
Waiting for a sign that he’s okay,
Waiting for the phone call that he’s dead,
But hope that will never come.

Tortured is the man
Who makes it out alive;
Guilty is his conscious,
Haunting him at night;
Desperate to die
At war in agony,
Rather than in peace in his mother’s arms

Sick is the mind
Of the soldier
Who would die
To kill


The author's comments:
Inspired by my novel, "Toy Soldiers"

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