Our Silent Hero

This is a poem that was inspired, by my boyfriend who is an Ex-marine.

In shadows they stand, our veterans so brave,
With hearts heavy, burdened by the secrets they save.
It wasn’t just battle, it was choices they made,
When courage was tested, and justice was strayed.

A young soldier stood tall, facing destiny’s call
To follow the order, or choose risking all.
A life hung on thread, a person in need,
His conscience cried out and planted a different seed.

The commanders voice, a harsh, metal sound,
“Take aim, let the shot fly, take the target down!’
But he saw a soul there, not just a marked for,
A father, A brother, a life must know.

With hands that were shaking, he held to his gut,
A moment stretched thin in war’s bloody rut.
He chose peace in chaos, to shield life from harm,
A hero in darkness, protected from storm.

The gunfire was loud, but his own heart beat higher,
He stood against hate, consumed by a fierce fire.
For love, for hope, he chose the bright way,
And sealed his own future from that fateful day.

But the price was too heavy for standing up right,
He faced the cold wrath of men valuing might.
Who treasured the orders more than the lives they controlled,
A hero cast out from the ranks of bold.

He carries multiple purple hearts, the true price he paid,
For the times he was hurt, the wounds were made.
He’s been blown up, and broken, yet his Spirit remains,
The cost of his honor still running through his veins.

His discharged and home now, a survivor of war,
With scars that tell tales of what his life is for.
No remembrance for the choice, no parades for his name, just echoes of courage and fueling the flame.

Yet in the eyes of his love, he wears the gold crown,
For the strength of his soul that the world couldn’t drown.
A testament true to the depths of his might, a beacon of hope, shining hard through the night.

He walks a new path with that limp and that ache,
The promises kept for humanity’s sake.
But he stands there so proud, a warrior of heart,
A hero who played a defiant, true part.

So here’s to you, my love, a hero to my eyes,
The light that still shines as the dark moments fly.
For every life saved, for the choices you’ve made,
You are cherished, you are loved, and your spirit won’t fade.