Why



Brave young boys going off to war
To foreign lands they've not heard before
Their knees shake and their mother's cry
Some reporters keep asking, Why?

Brave young people from every walk of life
Make it through battles and emeny strife
Each day's a struggle to keep going and not cry
Now many at home are asking, Why?

Soldiers brave, march on scorched land
They answer their country's demand
They fight for freedom and for family
They fight without an uttered, Why?

Soldiers fight as long as they can
A youth fights and quickly becomes a man
They know each day could be their last sigh
Still some others are asking Why?

Our country will eventually be free
These brave young men/women fight for liberty
Freedom for you and for me, that's why!
Our Soldiers never question, Why?
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Submitted on October 27, 2009

Modified on March 05, 2023

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Quick analysis:

Scheme AABB CCBB DDEB FFBB EEBB
Closest metre Iambic pentameter
Characters 754
Words 138
Stanzas 5
Stanza Lengths 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

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