What We Lost
Standing in the wind
Shivering in the falling rain
Surrounded by uniforms
Decorated men and women
Solemn faces
Downcast eyes
How many lost?
Young men
Courage in their hearts
Fight for their beliefs
Their country
Their families
Futures lost
Young women
Nurture in their hearts
Mopping blood
From open wounds
Innocence lost
Mothers
Fathers
Sisters
Brothers
Wives
Husbands
Fear in their hearts
Bolster bravery
With letters and love
For heroes
Family lost
Communities
Celebrate valour
Parades and banners
Send off
Barbers
Carpenters
Bakers
Mechanics
Colleagues lost
God
Looks down
Conflict and war
Over pride
Greed
Selfishness
No uniform colours
No nationality
No sides
No right
No wrong
Precious children lost
We stand
And remember
What we lost
The tears on our cheeks
Blending with the gentle tears
From the sky
As God remembers
What we lost
November 11, 2007
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