My Life in Poetry

LOVING YOU

You are my life, my daily bread
From you I receive nourishment
For the road ahead
Since I have fallen in love with you
My entire life has been renewed
Sometimes it is hard for me to say
How much I really love you, each and every day
I want you to know what you mean to me
If you could look into my mind
Then you would see
I think of you constantly
Each day the little things I see in you
Renews my love and keeps it true
Your eyes make me melt when you look in mine
When I gaze at you I lose track of time
We were brought together by God above
For you are the one that I cherish and love

MY LOVE FOR THEE

The warmth and love you have shown me
Has become my living tree
As each branch grows strong and bold
I hope for you to ever hold
I did not for see the weak branch break
As I placed the weight and put everything at stake
The branch can grow and be strong again
If it will be allowed to nurture and mend

I broke your heart this is true
But I never intended on hurting you
My love for you is big and bold
I hope for you to ever hold
If you will allow me to mend your heart
I promise from you I will never part

I love can mend like the tree
But only if you allow it to be
I will be stronger and bolder forever for thee

NATIONAL CEMETARY

The stone cold marble at my feet
Make my eyes water and I begin to weep
My brothers surround me from wars before
They whisper from their graves
They shall march no more
My heart is heavy
My soul feels cold
I can see my brothers march to their death
So brave and so bold
It is if I was standing
That very day
On that very knoll
I feel the pain from that terrible day
My heart cries loudly
I cannot stay
I stand proudly and salute you
Before I turn to walk away

THE BATTLE

I am here walking through the land of death
With no certainty of any future with each and every breath
I look all around me just to see the eyes of despair
Not knowing if we will live or die but a fate we all must share

We muster our strength as we try to put away our fear
At this point and time the only thing I ask is for God to stand near
Then my mind will wander every night and day
As I try to figure out what it is I will ever be able to say

The death, the pain, and the misery it never seems to go away
It is not the time to be philosophical but why am I here why must I stay
I look around and see my friends that are not here today
If I were to see their families what would I ever say?

It is three days now since the battle had begun
Bayonets are fixed and we thought we had seen our last sun
We yelled our fiercest battle cry and at the enemy we began to run
We knew this was our last battle and for us the day was done

All of a sudden from behind me the helicopters had come
The greatest of all battles had finally been overcome
After it is over I look around at all the dead
Will life give me greater challenge then this that I will dread

I wonder to myself, why I am still alive when all my friends are dead
It is a loathsome burden that I must carry in my head
Some how at this moment I manage to keep my eyes dry
Will it ever be over for me, or will I forever cry!