How can death be the beginning of peace
when in our hearts your mortality
remains contested
now you know too well
the cost of sacrifice
you are a good soldier
forever to be
You too now stand
in that place of envy
the place few have stood before
uncle the chalkmaster
lil' Sis Gaudence of loud smiles
Granny Gao-and-the rosary
you too are a star, sistah Janet
look back and smile
never to dwell on the slippery past
for you too are a winner
never dither
in the ultimate meter
the pearly gates will open in His return
for you. too
belong to the majestic league
of unfallen soldiers
and soldiers never die.
© May 2014
when in our hearts your mortality
remains contested
now you know too well
the cost of sacrifice
you are a good soldier
forever to be
You too now stand
in that place of envy
the place few have stood before
uncle the chalkmaster
lil' Sis Gaudence of loud smiles
Granny Gao-and-the rosary
you too are a star, sistah Janet
look back and smile
never to dwell on the slippery past
for you too are a winner
never dither
in the ultimate meter
the pearly gates will open in His return
for you. too
belong to the majestic league
of unfallen soldiers
and soldiers never die.
© May 2014
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