Soldiers Prayer



On bended knee I stop and pray.
I hope the lord can forgive me today.
For the sins I commented are not for me.
I did them so everyone can be free.

I could say I just followed orders.
But that's a lie we tell the reporters.
Give me strength to make it through.
Because sometimes I don't know what to do.

But I will just keep putting one foot in front of the other.
And try to be a good and helpful brother.
So show me what must be done.
And I will move on carrying my gun.
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Submitted by Brokenoifvet on April 17, 2012

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCDD EEFF
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 460
Words 99
Stanzas 3
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4

John Lowe

I rode as a bullrider on the pro rodeo circut for several years.I also was deployed to Iraq four times during OIF and was injured 3 times.My poems come from the heart break of being apart and the love of what I do and have done. more…

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