Veterans Day / Memorial Day Poem #235

Don t Speak For Me
By John Salcedo

I am a soldier.
I am not a poet.

I wish I could afford to buy
A $10-dollar word.
But, I am a soldier not a poet.
So, this will have to do...

Why do you criticize me?!?
I am just like you.
I bleed and breathe just like you.

A soldier is neutral in politics.
I follow orders.
I don t question the mission.
If you need a Guardian Angel -
The task is mine.