A Soldier’s Christmas Carol
It’s Christmas day
There’s an Afghan desert between me and you
On my own reading Christmas cards opening your presents to me
I am hanging around with nothing much to do
In my arms I hold a gun
How I wish these arms were cuddling my daughter and my son
We could go and see Santa Claus
Instead I find myself blowing everything up and kicking down doors
This is the season of good will
Today its be killed or kill
Right now I want to be with my own family
Having a drink and sitting around the Christmas tree
I fight so other men’s families
I don’t know will someday be free
In my arms I hold a gun
How I wish these arms were cuddling my daughter and my son
We could go and see Santa Claus
Instead I find myself blowing everything up and kicking down doors
I like to see my wife and children’s faces on this Christmas day
Opening presents watching the kids play
Dear God just keep me safe I pray
Looking across the desert tonight
All I want right now is so far away
DSL
Inspiring and heartfelt thought.May every soldier returns home safe.Best regards.jalal
I share your thoughts thanking you for the support
its so tough to fight for others! mostly its a thankless job. amazing poem and photograph- both touch the heart very deeply!
I will ditto to Jalal- May there be no more loss of life in name of human conflict!
I was a reservist 20 odd years ago and i am sure the soldiers know they have a job to do and take great pride in what they do, naturally they miss their loved ones and now as the troop start to pull out of Afghanistan loss of life now will be more painful than ever.
God bless our soldiers!
Thank you I wrote this last year . We all owe a great debt to our service men and womens