Category : Poems

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By: Jeffrey Stevens
( The LORD is my shepherd; I shall not want.) 
A soldier stands alone in the darkness,wounded, out of breath, his heart racing as he prays to not leave this way, visions of those he loved, and memmories of home flashed through his mind, one gasp two gasp, his air is fading,
( He maketh me to lie down in green pastures:)  
Out of the darkness came  the Calvary, a flash of gunfire rang through his ears, while the enemy fell, The bird in the sky flew across And carried him away,
( He leadeth me beside the still waters.)
The battlefield of Gettysburg was riddled with death, states fighting states, for the freedom of man,
( He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name' sake,)
 January 1st 1863,while the south lost, Lincoln freed the slaves, war was born, and there he stood soldier was his name,
( Yea,though I walk through the vally of the shadow of death,)
Army, Marins, Navy, and Air Force. World war one, and two Hiroshima, and Vietnam, then the Desert Storms of 91,
( I will fear no evil; for thou art with me; thy rod and thy staff they comfort me,)
BinLadin scared us all, as those twin towers fell, and the  Pentagon burnt, But in a feild in Pennsylvania, Flight 93 heroes were born, sacarfices made, innocent lives we're lost in a second, one breath they were gone.
( Thou preparest a table before me in the presence of mine enemies:)
9/11 was the day when time stood still, While the world prayed for peace,our solder's stood tall and proud to avenge the fallen by fighting for our freedom,
( Thou anointest my head with oil; my cup runneth over:)
And when Obama addressed  Our nation, as the news flashed across our screens, we got him we got him, Bin,Ladin is dead,
( Surely goodness and mercy shall follow me all the days of my life:)
Our Flags flew high, as tears  happiness, and cheers ecoed through the night, And there among the crowds stood a soldier, chanting tried and true, i'm red white and blue that ones for you, Our freedom,  the fallen, and the 2,996 innocent lives that were taken, as our loved ones watched from home,
( And i will dwell in the house of the LORD for ever, Amen.)
And out of the darkness came a born solder, from a war torn world, and inocent blood shed.....And as the song goes, land of the free, Home of the brave,and God bless the USA.....