To be a Soldier

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    To be a Soldier

     To be a Soldier...
    You must be strong, yet have the courage to face your weaknesses
    you must be genuine, yet have the courage to act on your strengths
    You must be a servant, yet have the courage to lead when it's time
    You must obey,yet have the courage to follow your conscience
    You must stand, and find the courage to remain standing when common sense calls you to flee
    You must give, when there's nothing left to give and find the courage to give a little more
    You must value your buddies life, and have the courage to risk your life for his.
    You must believe in the intrinsic value of freedom, when you are far from free.
    You must believe in yourself and your buddies in the midst of chaos & destruction, and find the courage to maintain that belief in the face of that destruction
    You must face your fears, and find the courage to act despite your fear
    You must maintain your humanity in an environment that strips your humanity in a maelstrom of violence
    You must believe that DUTY, HONOR, COUNTRY has meaning well beyond the power of mere words to convey
    these you must do, To be a Soldier

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    WordSlinger commented on To be a Soldier

    07-11-2010

    Mike I love this, powerful, every word, saved to favorites again, ty WS
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    flyfshr57

    07/12/2010

    I have you to thank, I read "Forever Soldiers" and I reflected on how scared you are in combat, and how mundane tasks take on a whole new perspective when under fire. I was inspired by that introspection and voila" "To be a Soldier" is the result.

    Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.

    Allen Ginsberg (1926-1997) U.S. poet.

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