Inspired

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Men of war,
You live by the sword,
Die by the sword,
The battlefield your birthplace,
and your deathbead,
Your hands be wet with blood of others,
who dare step in your path.

You strike fear into your enemies,
Heartless, without emotion,
You gave your life,
To take the lives of others,
Leaving behind everything in your past,
You are a soldier, not you anymore.

Past memories,
Burnt into ashes,
Friends, Family
Mean nothing,
Love, Friendship,
Mean nothing.

The day you finally take your final breath,
Nothing is left of you, but a rotting corpse
Nobody remembers you, as you did not remember them,
You are meaningless, a grain of sand in a dessert.
You were a soldier, but not now anymore.



By Muhammad Arsyad Azrai a.k.a. Fatman

note:
this poem is not in anyway an assault against the soldiers of our age. The men and women protecting our country are great people, and shall forever be remembered. I am just inspired by the heartless soldiers of the ancient times, those who gave their lives for only violence and war...