Poem: Lost To The Grave
Lost to the Grave
Life goes on
But you’re not here
She asked me
“Why did Daddy disappear?’
Your sorrowful journey
Your walking away
How I pleaded with God
How I begged you to stay
How could you choose
To leave us alone
Your wife, your child
We were YOUR home
Why couldn’t you see
The best was yet to come
Didn’t you know
You’re more than what you’ve done
The future was promised
I’d stay by your side
With love leading the way
With God as our guide
We would make it
If you only knew
How much I loved
And believed in you
I wanted to be the light
In the darkness you faced
I tried to dispel
Memories you couldn’t escape
I wanted to live
My life with you
I believed there was nothing
We couldn’t get through
If we were together
If we stood strong
Together we’d fight
Though the battle was long
My cries go unanswered
My grief lays bare
I reach for you in the night
But you aren’t there
You succumbed to the memories
Of your darkest days
My hero soldier
Lost to the grave
Another fallen soldier
Lost to the grave
Charisse Van Horn ©2021
