Semper Fidelis - repost for James Michael - Enjoy!

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Semper Fidelis - repost for James Michael - Enjoy!

Kevo
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since 2004-06-02

Posts 466
Navarro County, Texas, USA

0 posted 2004-11-21 03:11 AM

Semper Fidelis
For those who have forgotten.

Burdened by the lackluster hue of a compromised world
his brooding brow rests heavily upon this laboring soul;
as does his pack and rifle upon a weathered body.
And, as his gaze fixes upon the camouflaged entourage before him
He ponders the relevance of a Will and Testament to invincibility.

Sweat augers it's errosive course beyond the kevlar cover
to find refuge amid the salty mist of this serpentine river
that so deftly carries the bounty of principled foot.

The age old song plays deftly upon my heart's strings,
"The more we sweat in peace, the less we bleed in war."

I fail to recall who first uttered the words,
but in him they find their due refuge.
Bound to his duty if necessary
To lay down his very life for you.

For amid the blackest night bides his tender secret.
He is not invincible... Shhhhh.
Do not so much as whisper it to the child
waiting for his father's return.

Clandestined thoughts
cloaked in invincibilty reveal the truth.
He fears the ultimate sacrifice
yet hartily accepts its lethal bite.

To hold his sons and daughters in his arms,
and relish in the fragrance of unconditional love no more.
Never to be lifted by his mother's tender arms again.
Never to be consoled by the strength of his father.
Never to say I love you without saying anything again.

To whom he has promised
his endless and devoted love
he willingly dispels for you;
though you do not know him.
He is your protector,
no matter your tongue.
You cherish him,
and he dies for you.
You spit on him,
and yet still he dies for you.
Discrimination eternally foreign to him.

He is ready, to be no more than a fleeting memory
carried away upon the fragile leaf.
This his his gift to you.
Remember him.

Copyright, Kevin V. Reese, 2004

JamesMichael
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since 1999-11-16

Posts 33336
Kapolei, Hawaii, USA

1 posted 2004-11-21 11:41 PM

Fantastic writing Kevo...James

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