A letter lies on a wooden desk,
Sealed with love, yet left undressed.
A soldier’s hand once held the pen,
But war had other plans for him.
"Dear Ma, don’t cry, I’ll be fine,
The stars still shine, the sun will rise.
I’ll be home when the winds turn warm,
And wrap you safe in my arms once more."
He wrote with hope, yet deep inside,
He knew the truth that fate might hide.
For duty called with a voice so loud,
He had no choice but to make Ma proud.
He fought in lands both near and far,
Beneath the sky, beneath the stars.
Through fire, through fear, through endless night,
He stood, he fell, yet held on tight.
And somewhere far, a mother waits,
Counting days at heaven’s gates.
A door half-open, a chair left bare,
A silence whispered in the air.
That letter still remains unread,
A final word, a love unsaid.
For soldiers write, but war rewrites,
And takes away their promised nights.
So when you stand and see them go,
Salute their strength, but feel their soul.
For every hero dressed in pride,
Hides a heart that bleeds inside.