The Keen, Old Gunshot

As she slowly wiped off her tears

He stood tall, confronting all our fears

A mother of a warrior stood there and cried

Welcomed by thoughts that her son could have died

He lives a life judged by the size of his heart

A life where suddenly, everyone falls apart

“I’ll be there till the end” was his favourite line

Because he lived a life that was consoled by a bottle of wine

He finished each day with a simple “cheers”

Every second counts, especially with the peers

And as he moves on to talk about his day

he remembers that tomorrow again, he’ll pave their way

Each sunset could be his last

But here you serve, for everything you’ve left past

Over here he puts on his medals with pride

Each one of them signifying a thrilling experience in life

Over here nothing mattered more than his uniform

That got more comfort than him, in his little dorm

In another tiny corner, lay a picture of his wife

Who showed him another angle to his beautiful life

And through all of this, he loves his duty

Even with all the pain, military life has its own beauty

It’s a life that can never be topped;

with Respect that can never be dropped

And today, as he looks back at his academy days

Remembering how he learned about his future in all possible ways

He’ll think of those moments as the best days of his time

because Military life surely got him in his absolute prime

If there’s one thing that everyone should take back

With a determination that promises to never lack,

Then that is that nothing in the world comes easy

And If you choose this path, it isn’t all that breezy