Country, God and Faith

Crying out loudly,
A mother awakes,
in her arms her baby son she takes,
soothing him,
he goes back to sleep.
Far away desert,
explosion, wounds deep,
mother awakens at,
she know not what,
another soldier lost in combat.
Country, faith and God her belief,
All three, will not bring relief,
or sooth her grief,
or bring back to life a proud,
son who cried out loud,
A mother to awake,
in Her arms,
she will never again take,
No, she will never again comfort him,
Or fill the silent emptiness within,
created by love
for country, God and faith.
©5/22/2005 Jacqueline Alexander