by Lady Moore-Sabb

Created on: May 24, 2008   Last Updated: June 11, 2008

Memorial Day

Fears and foes surround them all
Not one is relieved
Serving well when duty calls
To honor their beliefs

United by a common bond
Encrypted from within
A Beckoning that calls beyond
The color of their skin

A duty cast to rouse the sense
Of all who stand to lose
A pittance for the honor due
The side for which you'll choose

Guarantees are far removed
And chances had are few

Death must call a roll his own
That may require you.

Time is short and nerves on end
The call to serve has rung
Caskets fill the open tombs
Of hero's left unsung

Letters fill the boxes now
And Flags all drape graves
We thank you for the destiny
And life your loved one gave

Widows raise their children now
Mothers bury sons
How much difference does it make?
Who really lost or won?

The life they gave has taken toll
And tears replace the laughter
How much better did things get
When woke the morning after

Judgment plays a bitter role
Decisions have been made
Can honor truly cover blood?
By giving them a day?

Be real leaders, honor vets
By giving them their due
Give them back a life to live
They lost theirs serving you

City streets are littered now.
Expectations never met
So many of the homeless there
Are surviving U.S. vets.

So when you pass them have a heart
Give a darn or two
That hungry homeless dirty bum
Has risked his life for you.

@ 2008

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