Will We Forget

Heroes are people just like you and me

Bravery put into life efforts they do not see

Our heroes believe anyone would do what they do

They are the unselfish ones that sit next to you

When called on, duty comes first

Standing in the line of fire is their thirst

They went too far away lands to fight

So their sons, daughters, and wives could sleep well at night

When our heroes come home, they do so with honour

Their quiet heroism has made us grow fonder

For you and their country, they will say is why they went

And we will never know the lonely hours our heroes spent

They never complain of restless sleep

Of their nightmares we do not here a peep

Never a word on how our heroes had it hard

As in their silence, they were our guard

 
We will never know what our heroes have been through

The stories they have held on to cannot be true

Fox holes and trenches built for one

Some are burials for some mother’s son

Defending us, living with loneliness

While we were home, living with tenderness

Their weary bodies carrying our weight

While the enemy is trying to decide our fate

Their presence, we should celebrate

As they are the guardians of our gate

The efforts not done for fame

We will never know their name

As time does take away from our mind

Do we say enough of their kind?

For all our heroes have done for us without regret

On their day, will we remember or will we forget

January 15, 2003

© Andrew Scott – The People Poet 2003