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Brave Soldier

by Kelsee Finch

Rated: E · Poetry · Emotional · #1443057

A series of people finding the will to live.

Brave Soldier
(free verse)

angry man
screaming child
raised hand
eyes wild

brave soldier
never crying
brave soldier
ever trying

brake light
tires scream
little girl
bad dream

brave soldier
never crying
brave soldier
ever trying

peer pressure
teenage guy
trying needles
gettin' high

brave soldier
never crying
brave soldier
ever trying

hungry kids
big trucks
single mom
makin' bucks

brave soldier
never crying
brave soldier
ever dying

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