A Soldier's Plea

Worn out shoes to protect our feet,

Combat wear to signal our fleet,

Gun in hand we totter around

To fell the enemy on the battleground.

Do you even know why we are here?

To save our country from the imminent fear

Of violence, infiltration and militant spat

We don our gear of mortal combat.

We leave our homes, kith and kin

To fight a battle with deep pride within

Though sometimes we fail to our chagrin

We do our best to script a win.

We are but human, wanting honor and respect

When we lay down our lives to protect

The nation, that thought, don’t neglect

Our supreme sacrifices, but deign to reflect.