Soldier's Life by Kesav Venkat Easwaran

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Soldier's Life

Life is a captive to duty
Bondage to one or more souls
Dear and near love or hate;
Or family nation or race…

Born are some to turn captives
To nation’s duty and die;
Sacred and sorrowful are
Soldier’s war widow’s lives…

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Kesav Venkat Easwaran

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Eric Gibson (12/1/2008 9:26:00 AM)
'captives to nation's duty...'
I feel grimly connected to that.

I've been in a warzone for the past 4 months...I'm starting to think the idea of a soldier who's truly willing to give his life for country and democracy, is a myth...some soothing embellishment we tell shattered, young widows/children.

We don't believe. We're hostages of our own decisions.

Shimon Weinroth (11/29/2008 1:39:00 AM)
alas even some children dream of such futures, are we really obliged,
you have splendidly presented the problems 10

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