Fallen Warrior

Fallen Warrior
By: Emily

People fall all the time in battle.
They do it because they want us to be free.
For a baby to hear its rattle,
For children to run and play,
And for their families to be safe.

When they get shot,
People scream and shout.
But they don’t remember,
What it means to be a fallen warrior.

A fallen warrior means,
That you give your life for the people you love.
They make sure that we have a roof over our head.
And that we are as free as a dove.

They will not see their loved ones for a long time.
They won’t be able to give their spouses a hug,
Or read their children a rhyme.
But they are a fallen warrior.

These proud men and women,
Have given their lives for us.
But some people are not fallen warriors.
They are proud men and women who have known a one.