Soldier Boy

Soldier boy

Marching, back straight, head down

Hardened body protecting a brilliant sensitivity

Soldier boy

Still protecting you from an ocean away

Soldier boy

Protecting all of our nations with his secrets

Soldier boy

Character burns bright, he takes on the beast without a sound.

Soldier boy

Breaks his bones carrying the weight of an unknown cause, failed hunger strike

Soldier boy

Living cannon fodder, he tattoos a mother tiger down the length of his arm.

He toes the line between love and grief.

He knows the cost of freedom, of life, death,

and the sound of bodies hidden in the funny american voices, talk talk talking