I Was Just A Soldier Following Orders... Poem by M. Asim Nehal

As I lay here, wounded and weak
my mind filled with regret and defeat
for I was just a soldier, following orders
but now I see, they were not righteous borders
I came with a heart full of duty and pride
to fight for my country, with honor by my side
but the truth has been revealed, in this final hour
that the ones I killed, were not the enemy, but innocent flowers.

Oh how I wish I could turn back time
and refuse the command, to commit such a crime
for I was just a pawn, in a game of war
but now I see, what it truly stood for
I plea to the heavens, for forgiveness and grace
for I was blinded by the war's deceptive face
I never wanted to harm, the innocent souls
while in this battlefield, I had no control.

My heart aches, for the lives I've taken
for the families left behind, forever forsaken
I was just a soldier, following orders to kill
but now I know, it was against my will
I pray that my sacrifice, will not be in vain
and that peace will prevail, in this world of pain
for no more soldiers should have to face
the burden of guilt, for taking innocent lives in haste.

I wish my dying plea to be a lesson to all
that war only brings destruction and its toll
and let us remember, that behind every gun
there's a human heart, that can be undone.