The soldier pointed the gun at the lad who stood on his knees
He is heavily wounded and is bleeding profusely
Before pulling the trigger, the soldier thought for a moment about the lad's mother
The months of pain it took her to conceive him, years of struggle to raise him, and the lifelong joy of motherhood he gave to her
All will be burned to ashes in a fraction of second
But then he remembered the sorrow of thousands of mothers who lost their daughters and sons
The soldier took a heavy breath, closed his eyes and did the deed
With tears in his eyes and a heavy soul he left the battlefield
**The soldier won the war on the ground but lost in his heart